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Last week the UK hosted a virtual summit in which representatives from more than 40 countries began work to assemble a coalition capable of ensuring security in the Strait after the fighting has stopped.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

But the homeowners admit they stopped providing the required amounts in 2021, two years after the town conservation commission rejected the geotube expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It might have stopped bloodshed on a different continent.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The Angels stopped paying legal fees for imprisoned former communications executive Eric Kay after the team reached a settlement with the family for deceased pitcher Tyler Skaggs in December.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

But it stopped for Tante Jans, brakes squealing, horses nearly falling over one another, and the driver tipped his tall hat as she swept aboard.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom