abruptly

Example Sentences

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Within hours, the vote was abruptly postponed, taking much of the financial world by surprise.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since mid-2023, at least 60 senior military officers and defense-industry executives have been placed under investigation, removed from public office or abruptly replaced, according to official disclosures viewed by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Iraq's parliament was set to elect a president on Tuesday but the vote was abruptly delayed.

From Barron's

I hadn’t thought there were any beaches close to town, given the way the land seems to abruptly end and become ocean.

From Literature

“The culprit was not U.S. economic news or Fed messaging, but rather Japanese yields. Fiscal populism on top of already very high debt/GDP issues lifted back-end JGB yields abruptly,” Purves says.

From MarketWatch