as in to interrupt
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Huw Owen, the company’s chief executive, said its electrical supply was interrupted when the fire broke out.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025 -
Joe Biden last welcomed the Dodgers to the White House in 2021, marking a return to a regular tradition that was interrupted by Covid-19.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Japanese love their fax machines so much that when plans were announced to discontinue them in government departments four years ago, they were scuttled due to widespread complaints.—
Tamsin Gable,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Amazon discontinued 2016's Kindle Oasis in early 2024, and since then, the company hasn't offered a new e-reader with physical page turn buttons or any other alternative to touchscreen input.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 Mar. 2025
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Biden sharply expanded use of TPS and other temporary forms of protection in a strategy to create and expand legal pathways to live in the United States while suspending asylum for those who enter illegally.—
Janie Har,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Officers Justin McMillan, 27, and Justin Colon, 24, surrendered Monday and were suspended from the force without pay.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Police used a water cannon to disperse the crowd after protesters tried to break through police barricades.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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In the confusion, she was detained, then charged with failure to disperse and blocking the sidewalk.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the House adjourned for the week after passing its proposal earlier this week, leaving the Senate to vote on its version of the spending plan or let the federal government shut down.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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Self then adjourned the hearing as Keating stormed off.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Mar. 2025
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Schumer, who leads the Democrats in the Senate minority, postponed his book tour after facing outrage from the Democratic base for supporting a Republican spending bill.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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But Libby's amendments were not even considered, and Democrats moved to have the amendments indefinitely postponed.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Youngbloods would release a pair of live albums, and two more studio albums, before disbanding in 1972.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2025
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McMahon did acknowledge this week that Congress would have to be involved in disbanding the department.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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Those duties will take effect next week unless Trump opts again to defer them or reaches a deal with the other countries’ heads of state.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Mar. 2025
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To oust her, the government needs to reconvene after deferring the matter to the same committee that appointed her and hearing its recommendation.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Intermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermit. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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