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stop
noun as in end, halt; impediment
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noun as in visit; place of rest
verb as in bring or come to a halt or end
verb as in prevent, hold back
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OnScene images showed the Dodge Charger on a sidewalk stopped against a tree.
Instead of heading right back to Chantel’s place, they make one more stop at a sunlit supermarket with spacious nooks and exposed brick walls, where the shelves offer gourmet canned tomatoes and luscious produce.
The only problem is that it’s got a bus stop directly in front.
"But once it's moving, it's like the train is racing downhill, impossible to stop. Ending it requires something dramatic -- basically, a train wreck."
This is because they can experience thermal runaway - uncontrollable temperature increases - which is hard to stop with conventional firefighting means.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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