suddenly
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As Warsh wrapped up last week’s postmeeting press conference, yields on long-dated Treasury bonds suddenly broke higher, while yields on short-dated Treasury notes moved lower.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
As the lights suddenly turned off across Havana, residents who were sat outside to get some respite from the summer heat audibly groaned en masse.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Whereas once every town had its own cobbler, suddenly a shoe factory in, say, Worcester, Mass., could make better—and much cheaper—shoes for the whole country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Swift J1727.8−1613 was discovered after it suddenly erupted in 2023 and quickly became one of the brightest X-ray sources in the sky.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
The sixth night I spent in the ward both bedpans were suddenly and mysteriously missing.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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