stopped
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I mean, you’ll think of someone like S. E. Hinton who wrote this extraordinary quartet of books, but then really stopped writing.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
They also stopped cars with faults including bald tyres, illegally tinted windows and broken seat belts.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
A coworker urged her to not speak out again, she said, but she ended up losing her job after the contractor stopped calling her.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
From the War on Poverty to ‘quiet quitting,’ we’ve stopped appreciating the value of honest labor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“I’ve stayed in bed most of the time, honestly—” she stopped while great coughs shook her.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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