stopped

Example Sentences

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On Monday the Court stopped a racial gerrymander in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

Qatar has halted production of liquefied natural gas and tanker traffic has virtually stopped at the Strait of Hormuz, as Iranian attacks raise the risks for the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

All three countries stopped short of questioning the legality under international law of the US-Israeli strikes.

From BBC

Even more disruptive were drone attacks that stopped Qatari gas production and struck a major Saudi oil refinery, sending prices surging.

From The Wall Street Journal

For a movie in which his character gets stranded in the jungle for weeks, he mostly stopped eating.

From The Wall Street Journal