stopped
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The countdown clock stopped and started until it was determined that the last-minute red flags could not be addressed in time.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
“Clever crows” in Japan, he notes, “touch down on the road and place their nuts directly in front of the tires of vehicles stopped at red lights” to crack them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“The thought could be, on the part of the administration, ‘Let’s make sure that the places that have stopped will stay stopped.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Probst soon abruptly stopped and looked around, then asked: “What just happened?”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
After a while, once we were well out of sight of everyone on the road, she stopped and told us what she had in mind.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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