stopped
Example Sentences
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A yellow sign stopped her cold: “Water Contact May Cause Illness.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
But rather than continuing to repurchase stock, it appears that Berkshire stopped after one day.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
At the start of the experiment, coffee drinkers stopped consuming coffee for two weeks.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
Somewhere along the way, we stopped asking whether the system was working and started asking how much we could overload it.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
My heart had stopped by then, so I could have heard every word she spoke.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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