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also interruptor
as in heckler
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Recent Examples of interrupter
What will happen to the interrupters once federal funding ends?
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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
Warren also admitted to attending BGF meetings at a Safe Streets location, dubbing the site — designed to provide a location for violence interrupters to work — a BGF ‘clubhouse,’ and a place to stash guns and drugs, according to court documents.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
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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
Warren also admitted to attending BGF meetings at a Safe Streets location, dubbing the site — designed to provide a location for violence interrupters to work — a BGF ‘clubhouse,’ and a place to stash guns and drugs, according to court documents.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 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 18 Jan. 2025.
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