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also interruptor
as in heckler
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Recent Examples of interrupter
Research suggests violence interrupters and deterrence programs can help reduce homicides, nonfatal shootings and violent crime in cities, according to the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
What will happen to the interrupters once federal funding ends?
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
Introduce Proactive 'Bias Interrupters' Leaders can tackle unconscious bias behaviors in themselves and their organizations by introducing bias interrupters.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Body cam footage was released last night showing the fatal shooting of a violence interrupter by D.C. police earlier this month.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
What will happen to the interrupters once federal funding ends?
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
Introduce Proactive 'Bias Interrupters' Leaders can tackle unconscious bias behaviors in themselves and their organizations by introducing bias interrupters.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Body cam footage was released last night showing the fatal shooting of a violence interrupter by D.C. police earlier this month.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupter
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New York Knicks fans — and star Karl-Anthony Towns — are cheering on the national anthem singer who pushed back after her rendition was briefly interrupted by a heckler on Thursday night.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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The video shows an interaction between Kelce and a heckler outside the stadium where Penn State played Ohio State on Saturday.Jillian Sykes, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Sign up As omnivorous eaters, an unchecked population of stoats also poses a threat to mice, rabbits, hedgehogs and birds, including Orkney's population of curlews and hen harriers.Abby Wilson, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Rockstar then packed the world with everything from skydiving and harrier jets to trucking — all within a 6×6 kilometer map, a step up from the 4×4 kilometers for GTA III and Vice City.Ade Adeniji, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024
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Crack replaced political corruption as the No. 1 plague at the street level.Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
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The Russian government is avoiding mobilization like the plague, engendering clever (but still desperate) ways to pad the ranks.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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At the Brentwood location of popular Italian eatery Jon & Vinny’s, staff complained of headaches and sore throats in a text message group chat.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The common symptoms of POTS include light-headedness, fainting, brain fog, fatigue, headache, blurred vision, tremors, and nausea.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Interrupter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupter. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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