stopping

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He said during the company’s earnings call in April that Tesla robotaxis still get confused when faced with atypical traffic situations, stopping in traffic—or endlessly driving in circles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

He spent the date in an hourlong monologue about his ex-wife Julia, stopping only to show me many, many photos of Julia.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

By putting her name back in the news, Trump unwittingly gave #MeToo another moment to show that, actually, there are still a lot of people who care about stopping sexual violence.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

But delay is more likely as legal challenges often slow down the process of opening migrant detention centres in France, rather than stopping them entirely.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“Scout’s honor,” she says, stopping to stand straight and hold three fingers in the air.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller