stop
Example Sentences
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As diet maven Susan Powter proclaimed in the ’90s: Stop the insanity!
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Stop wrapping all of this in the language of mystery or complexity as though the through line is too difficult to identify.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
Gladiator's Russell Crowe has been spotted at a supermarket in Fort William and eating in The Pit Stop at Kintail, where he posed for photos.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
But some organizations advocating for limiting AI expansion, such as Pause AI and Stop AI, now worry they will be associated with endorsing violent acts against AI proponents.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
The two girls were shouting as loudly as the bullies, but what they were saying was, “That is not cool! Stop picking on those kids!” and “Leave my sister alone! Leave her friends alone!”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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