sudden announcement

collocation in English

meaningsofsuddenandannouncement

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sudden
adjective
uk
/ˈsʌd.ən/us
/ˈsʌd.ən/
happening or done quickly and ...
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announcement
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˈnaʊns.mənt/us
/əˈnaʊns.mənt/
something that someone says officially, giving information ...
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(Definition ofsuddenandannouncementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsudden announcement

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According to the account of that trial, defence counsel made asuddenannouncementthat he did not propose to call the accused.
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Asuddenannouncementof a dramatic character, as if there was no history behind this affair.
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Thissuddenannouncementcame as a considerable shock both to the workers and to the town.
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I have in mind the sort of case where, without consultation, a firm decides to make asuddenannouncementabout closure.
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Thesuddenannouncementof a proposed closure of a residential home without any immediate apparent alternative would not encourage public support for community care.
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Thesuddenannouncementcontained a number of criticisms of the proposals for the service.
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Then the airline industry was hit with thesuddenannouncementof a new airline tax, even though it is set at a low level at present.
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It is a verysuddenannouncement.
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It will be asuddenannouncement.
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No reason was given for hissuddenannouncement.
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Thissuddenannouncementcaught most of the remaining employees by surprise.
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It has ceased publication in 2011, with thesuddenannouncementprinted on the front page of the last issue.
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There was speculation in the press concerning the reasons of thesuddenannouncement.
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Nothing is worse for the workers concerned, or for the company, than sudden announcements of widespread redundancy.
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