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abruptness





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It’s unprecedented given its abruptness, the lack of succession planning, and the company’s construction as a direct expression of founder Jensen Huang.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

“The abruptness — and basically the lack of due process in general — just compounds the damage,” said Tao.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

Performed in the pared-down orchestration Stravinsky made in 1947, decades after writing the piece, “Petrushka” here seemed both to echo and to have generated the Lara concerto’s off-kilter abruptness, fearless colors and wry enigmas.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

Because of the abruptness of the breakup, how happy I was when I was with him and some hints he made afterward about regretting his actions, for years I felt like we had unfinished business.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2023

Then, with characteristic abruptness, he turned back and resumed filling in “o”s.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger


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