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[stop] / stɒp /






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“We hope they stop fighting the project,” Riley, co-executive director of Venice Community Housing, said of the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Market sentiment has “steadied as both sides indicated a willingness to stop fighting for now,” NAB’s Rodrigo Catril says in commentary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The new rules will stop learners booking the soonest test available anywhere, then making a series of swaps to get a slot closer to home.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Importantly, our results do not mean that people should stop drinking water.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The bus lurches to a stop, jerking me awake.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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