stopped
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That hasn’t stopped investors from snapping up shares of Japanese stocks.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
With the Strait of Hormuz closed, Kuwait has stopped exporting nearly 2 million barrels a day, depriving the world of around 2% of its daily needs, and shutting off the country’s main income source.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The yacht stopped as Rhodes and the other researchers scanned the water, some using binoculars.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Police have said he stopped the attack from being much worse.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Ahead of us, Peter had stopped too, and was holding up his hand.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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