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stop

[stop] / stɒp /






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To avoid a legal obligation to make sidewalks accessible, the city stopped repaving streets in July and doesn’t plan to resume.

From Los Angeles Times

"If I had an intrusive thought, I'd restart the walk from the bus stop," she says.

From BBC

While nearly 18% of U.S. adults have taken a GLP-1 drug for weight loss or to treat a chronic condition, about half of people will stop taking it within a year.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This stop work order means Massachusetts is losing out on new, additional power generation that could power over 200,000 homes and businesses this winter,” Healey said.

From Barron's

“This stop work order means Massachusetts is losing out on new, additional power generation that could power over 200,000 homes and businesses this winter,” Healey said.

From Barron's