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stopping

[stop-ing] / ˈstɒp ɪŋ /


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In January, construction work restarted after the high court had ruled that stopping would cause more damage than finishing the project at this late stage.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“You don’t see them walking around, and stopping in a gallery, and buying art, and trying to cultivate connoisseurship with their siblings or their children,” said Valerie Wade, a San Francisco gallerist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He said the officers gave no reason for stopping him, but they made him get out of his car and searched it without a warrant, finding the gun.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

This allows events to balloon beyond our comprehension, and may be preventing us from stopping this insanity.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

It must have really sucked to be enslaved, but once Mom gets started telling her stories, there’s no stopping her.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman