stopped
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Vance, who has been dispatched by Trump to lead the US delegation, stopped briefly in Paris for his plane to refuel before flying on to Pakistan.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
Not that any of this has necessarily stopped folks from flying.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
He had been traveling north on Hillcrest when he was stopped behind a strip mall that includes a grocery store and a 24-hour gym.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Then on 7 March, officers stopped Davies driving in Tonypandy and arrested him and passenger Howell.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
By the end of the week I had worked myself into such a sickness of body and spirit that Mr. Moorman stopped at my bench to ask if something were wrong.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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