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also interruptor
as in heckler
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Recent Examples of interrupter
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.
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Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
Older homes often do not have safety devices like ground fault circuit interrupters.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 11 July 2024
Lack of ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs): GFCIs are designed to cut off electricity when a ground fault occurs.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 2 July 2024
But now the chemical the city uses, which is technically an interrupter, Kavanagh said, works basically as rat birth control.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2024
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Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
Older homes often do not have safety devices like ground fault circuit interrupters.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 11 July 2024
Lack of ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs): GFCIs are designed to cut off electricity when a ground fault occurs.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 2 July 2024
But now the chemical the city uses, which is technically an interrupter, Kavanagh said, works basically as rat birth control.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupter
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The heckler was seen filming Kelce and made a comment about his brother Travis, and his relationship with Swift.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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In another segment of the video captured by a different attendee, the initial heckler can be heard pleading for his phone after the athlete snatched it and threw it on the ground.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 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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Their decline was largely due to a combination of habitat loss, diseases including the sylvatic plague and a reduction in their primary food source: prairie dogs.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The counterculture was defeated, and in its place came plague, death, and Reaganism.Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Exposure to high concentrations can cause people to lose consciousness and can lead to long-term effects such as headaches, poor attention span, poor memory and poor motor function, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Common symptoms include a runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, sneezing, coughing, mild headache, and a low-grade fever.Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Interrupter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupter. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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