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interrupter

[in-tuh-ruhp-ter] / ˌɪn təˈrʌp tər /


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And as we’re questioning our long-held beliefs about “sink or swim” individualism and intellectual elitism, this is also an interrupter.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2026

He now is 48 and works to pacify street beefs before they turn deadly as a violence interrupter.

From Washington Times Oct. 20, 2022

Towers, who works as a violence interrupter, said he and his colleagues face significant challenges in building trust with these communities.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2022

“We have to do something. Doing nothing, we see, isn’t working,” said Hardy, a violence interrupter.

From Washington Post Sep. 6, 2022

The interrupter must be Harry Wilbur; nobody else approached door-knockers in so athletic a spirit.

From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Elizabeth Robins




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