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The abrupt end to the economic boom left many businesses with large stocks of unsold goods.
He is concerned about the effects of the abrupt end to the programme.
Her desire to support female athletes may have been inspired by the abrupt end of her own swimming career at age 16.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Not expected or planned
abrupt halt
abruptly
abruptness
ad hoc
ad hocism
inadvertency
inadvertent
inadvertently
inconceivable
inconceivably
sine die
spirit
spontaneity
spontaneous
spontaneously
unsuspected
untimely
untoward
unwilled
unwitting
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