stopping

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Shelby Holliday explains how military equipment could play a role in stopping vessels from visiting Iran’s ports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Prevent is a Home Office initiative aimed at stopping individuals from becoming extremists and eventually carrying out attacks.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

However, commercial ships that aren’t stopping at Iranian ports appear to be making it through.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The suspect had evaded law enforcement for more than an hour, at times stopping, after deputies from the Jurupa Valley station tried to make a traffic stop, according to the Sheriff’s Department .

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Clare scrambled forward, stopping with his nose a whisker from Gingersnipes’s.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman