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Some of his advisers and supporters urge him to stop short of a change of regime in Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Iranian policymakers have believed the United States would stop short of targeting leaders for fear of escalation but "the Maduro episode complicates that assumption," she wrote.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

It will stop short of individually tailored advice, which can only be provided by an authorised financial adviser for a fee.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Oddly, some people still stop short of characterizing “Andor” as commentary on fascism, although parallels between the Empire and Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich abound.

From Salon • May 7, 2025

They don’t go all the way to zero distance from the electron when they calculate the electron’s true mass and charge; they stop short of zero at an arbitrary distance.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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