stop
Example Sentences
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One of the others is the Brick, that little piece of plastic that has exactly one job—to make my phone stop working in distracting ways—and executes it to perfection.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026
It has held a position in the Garnier and Maybelline owner since 1974, when it bought in at the request of L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt to help stop the French government from nationalizing the company.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Sanofi said it would stop a late-stage study of an experimental treatment for a rare immune disorder after concluding the drug was unlikely to deliver sufficient efficacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
People looking to place certain bets on prediction market operator Kalshi will soon have to reveal where they work in an attempt to stop insider trading, the firm has said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
But he could not stop for it, for the boar’s hot breath was once again on his heels.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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