stopped
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Washington stopped paying insurers the cost-sharing subsidy in 2017 after a federal court found that Congress had never formally appropriated the funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
MARANA, Ariz. — Michael Falk was heading into the Pima County branch library to drop off his ballot when he stopped to discuss Tuesday’s midterm election.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
You could not have stopped it falling by watching it on livestream, and you are not betraying your fellow humans by taking care of yourself instead of tree-watching 24/7.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
The King stopped to talk to many of them asking them about their homework, their holidays and if they'd had a day off school.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
As she was led around the ring in the grand parade, she stopped right by me where I was sitting in the front row, and reached out her trunk towards me.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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