dead stop
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"That proves they can execute a dead stop at speed. It usually takes multiple seasons to make it to 'Top'."
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024
Cars consume a lot of fuel to get moving from a dead stop.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2022
On Wednesday he skidded past a gate in his second slalom run and came to a dead stop.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
In 1815, construction to replace a building that had served the new pueblo’s faith for 30 years came to a wet, dead stop when a flood came ominously close.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2021
The bicycle came to a dead stop, tyres screeching, and I came crashing on to the pavement, the bicycle falling on top of me.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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