stop
Example Sentences
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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
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
I am not going to change my mind now - they didn't really click at the last Euros but I look at their frontline and think they will be hard to stop.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Balogun then looked over at a frowning Ream, who had just finished urging his teammates to be sure to stop and smell the flowers along this World Cup journey.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
“These Faith and Honor idiots have been posting warnings all day about what’ll happen if the Manor opens tomorrow. They really think they can stop us?!” she says.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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