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
MacIntyre stopped short of apologising, but believes he has the right set-up in place to perform well as he seeks a third PGA Tour victory.
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
I stopped after reading 29% of the book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
We seemed to have stopped in the middle of a woods.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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