stopping
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After stopping York in a rental car, officers found him in possession of $160 in cash, the report said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
But Meta may also benefit from stopping the trial where it was.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
"However, the reality is that the US president is unconcerned. He does not consider stopping or backing down simply because Kuwait is targeted," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Such safety considerations are particularly weighty for SUVs and trucks, which have longer stopping distances and can cause more damage during collisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
They traveled endlessly, it seemed, stopping only when it became too dark to see, and starting again at first light.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
There were so many things going on with the police stoppings and stuff at the time, and it just really hit me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2020
Smith also likes to push his clarinet above top C or to engage in a series of strangely manipulated double and triple stoppings.
From Time Magazine Archive
Shirley generally brought her sketch-book and there were pleasant stoppings here and there.
From The S. W. F. Club by Caroline E. (Caroline Elliott Hoogs) Jacobs
We know diseases of stoppings and suffocations are the most dangerous in the body; and it is not much otherwise in the mind.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
But it took them an hour or two to reach the carryall, with frequent stoppings for rest, and when they reached it no one was in it.
From The Peterkin Papers by Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody) Hale
