interrupted

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Students sitting exams in the US were particularly badly affected, losing access to Canvas for revision and, in some cases, having online exams interrupted.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The last work he staged, “Moby Dick” was for Wilson “Messiah”-like in that he picked and chose bits from a novel with an already interrupted narrative the way Handel’s librettist did from the Bible.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The excitement was interrupted by a sudden power cut in the tunnel that sent the scientists in Zurich scrambling for answers.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Mr. Preston started to respond, and Mr. Hamlin interrupted: “Can we just hug it out?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

“Daisy,” I interrupted in a low voice, “is this old man a ghost or something?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls