stopped
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IBF champion Hrgovic, whom Dubois stopped in June 2024, entered the ring afterwards, with both men keen on a rematch.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Early on, the braking mechanism was harsh and the trucks sometimes unexpectedly stopped when approaching an overpass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Kim maintained a hiring pause, stopped merit raises and took “a hard look at a lot of our administrative expenses and our operations,” he told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Just like then, the bad news kept coming, but prices stopped falling.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Yeah, turns out she’s into one of her guy best frien—” Ethan stopped abruptly and had the decency to wince when he caught my panicked expression.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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