Example Sentences

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But selling-price expectations eased across all business sectors, interrupting the steep upward trend seen in the last two months, the commission said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

When Tarun's grandmother died he traveled to India, interrupting the 18-year-old's studies.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

In a proof-of-principle study conducted in mice over six years, the team showed that interrupting a key step in meiosis, the process that produces sex cells, can temporarily halt sperm production without causing lasting harm.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

The rise of agentic AI and the push into enterprise AI applications have spurred demand for data-center CPUs to the point of interrupting some supply for consumer electronics.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

"Now, if you done interrupting, let me continue with my hypothesis."

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds