stopped
Example Sentences
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Attorneys for the owners of the landfill, which stopped accepting trash last year, claimed this spring in the litigation that the lawsuits may be tainted by fraud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
As soon as the explosions stopped people ran inside, where customers were queuing by the counter.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
A 28-year-old Herat resident who asked not to be named for security reasons said she had stopped going out to meet friends with whom she used to patronise restaurants and go on shopping trips.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
The email that really stopped me came from reader Michael Weber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
I opened my mouth to protest that he was inexperienced, and liable to the factory transport himself if stopped on the street.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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