stopping

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Prediction-market platform Kalshi recently unveiled a swath of “market integrity” updates that all relate to one thing: stopping illegal trading by insiders.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“We are at risk of slowing down or stopping momentum on safe water solutions statewide, and that’s something that we can’t afford to stop.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Hadjar drove an excellent race battling power-unit problems and was helped by a masterstroke from Red Bull in not stopping under the first safety car, which gained him positions on Russell and Piastri.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Still, the reference to 1930s-era Chicago law enforcement was apt, because it was an era of police lawlessness, where unconstitutional practices like the third-degree were justified as necessary to stopping organized crime.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

“The legion,” I sputtered, stopping to catch my breath.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri