interject
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I wanted to interject some levity, because the work can get so dark.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The same principle applies in meetings: Bosses should hold back their opinions until others have spoken, and not interject even to express agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
The next day, when other wedding guests asked Louise what she did for a living, Clifford would interject with the barb that "one thing she doesn't do is know how to work an oven properly".
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025
"Quiet, please," he continued when Harris tried to interject, in seeming reference to her well-known response to former VP Mike Pence's interruptions during a 2020 debate.
From Salon • Sep. 11, 2024
I interject, “It’s only one meal. Besides, three people won’t get much attention. How do we get other people to join in?”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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