stopped
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While for years China pressured North Korea to halt the development of nuclear weapons, it has recently stopped such demands, at least outwardly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
On arrival, he was stopped by Border Force because he had only £40 in cash, no accommodation and no return ticket.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Traders who once bet on cryptocurrencies have not stopped gambling on the next big market story — they just are not finding that story in crypto itself.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
In Fernández’s neighborhood just north of Porterville, residents stopped drinking water from their wells a few years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
We carried her to the hospital, then stopped.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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