stopped
Example Sentences
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“They just stopped everything and said, ‘we will wait for you, of course,’” Guthrie said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
But he stopped short of predicting such a downfall of Iran's regime.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
“With the clarity of hindsight, we could have — and perhaps should have — stopped asset purchases sooner,” Powell said in a speech last year.
From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026
Uttlesford District Council described it as an "alleged unauthorised development" and ordered work be stopped on Wednesday.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
She stopped, keeping this distance from the living.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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