stopped
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“I stopped to ask a few of them— ‘people said Kendrick kind of cooked Drake.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
It found that people who came off weight-loss injections regained their lost pounds four times more quickly than those who stopped a programme of conventional dieting and exercising.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The EU stopped short of heeding a call by over a million people, who signed a petition last May calling on the 27-country bloc to prohibit such methods.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
The disinflation in goods prices also seems to have stopped, as apparel prices are up 4.2% in the last year, and Whirlpool last week announced it raised prices 10% in April, as two examples.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
I must have fallen asleep, back in that other June, for when I opened my eyes the train had stopped.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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