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abruptly

adverb as in short

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Stocks actually opened the day in positive territory, but abruptly changed direction when, shortly before 11 a.m.,

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That task force was abruptly disbanded recently, and the system tracking progress of funding requests was frozen, making the process even more opaque.

In Paris, European and Arab foreign ministers met to discuss the implementation of the plan and Gaza’s postwar future—without the participation of Rubio, who abruptly canceled his trip the day before.

“History tells us this sentiment can turn abruptly,” she said.

It led to a roller coaster of a week in late September, in which the company abruptly closed hundreds of stores and laid off thousands of employees.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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