stop
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Anunoby then made a block with 11.1 seconds left, to stop the Spurs leading 108-105, before tipping in the game-clinching score after Brunson's three-point attempt struck the rim.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Robots currently require supervision by humans who can activate emergency stop functions, he noted, and there are not yet recognised industry-wide safety standards.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Multiple U.S.-brokered ceasefires between the Lebanese and Israeli governments have failed to stop the fighting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The schedule was announced the morning of the first day, which didn’t stop the festival from selling out months beforehand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
It was very bad-mannered—very bad-mannered indeed—to tell a badger to stop badgering.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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