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- noun Plural form of
interruption .
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Examples
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The truth is of course that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one's real life-the life God is sending one day by day; what one calls one's 'real life' is a phantom of one's own imagination.
girl talk Kristin Chesemore 2008
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The truth is of course that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one's real life-the life God is sending one day by day; what one calls one's 'real life' is a phantom of one's own imagination.
girl talk 2008
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I'm a software engineer, and the freedom of limited interruptions is a real time saver.
Use Boundaries To Stay Sane Working From Home | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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In the most recent filing, the company said the health-care providers 'actions resulted in interruptions of nitric oxide flow in most of the reported cases.
One IPO Gains, Other Cuts Price Range Lynn Cowan 2010
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We're assuming customer confusion, supply chain interruptions, and ultimately market share loss for Motorola this year.
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David Freeland on Music From the Inside Out: "The chief problem is that we never hear one extended orchestral piece without interruptions from the players themselves, who weigh in on such ineffable questions as 'What is music?'"
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Yet, since April, every time I think I have a schedule in place, everything changes because of a hurricane, business trip, family trip, or … well, the list of interruptions is long this year.
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It should be no surprise: The last time an entire Wimbledon was played without rain interruptions was 1995.
USATODAY.com - Wimbledon men's quarters suspended after 3 rain delays 2003
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After several rain interruptions, play was stopped for the day just after 7 p.m.
USATODAY.com - Venus, Capriati win; Seles falls at rainy Wimbledon 2002
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On a day when three rain interruptions blocked play across the tournament for a total of 3 1/2 hours and a constant breeze made balls dance oddly, some other top players had lapses, too.
USATODAY.com - Sampras folds in first round; Venus cruises in Paris 2002
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