stopped
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He was stopped by Border Force officials in Manchester and was told to return to the airport to catch the next direct flight home.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Smesko wanted to expand Reese’s shooting range, so in training camp he stopped a team drill until Reese made two 3-pointers in a row.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The council did not intercede, for example, two years ago when LA28 stopped its previous practice of naming contractors that it had paid more than $1 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Just like then, the bad news kept coming, but prices stopped falling.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
My heart had stopped by then, so I could have heard every word she spoke.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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