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stopped

ADJECTIVE
at a halt
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“Meanwhile, working people pay the price in higher rents, depleted services, and a city that has stopped working for them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Despite the risks, the flow of illegal migrants from Iraqi Kurdistan to Europe has not stopped, according to Hemn Merany, a senior official at the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of the Interior.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF bounced 44% from its low this year to the start of this month, stopped short of its record high, and has since tumbled 15%.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Later, the State Department announced that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a ceasefire provided Hezbollah stopped fighting and pulled out of areas near the border.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“I wouldn’t have stopped texting if I knew you liked hearing from me.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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