stopped
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“Meanwhile, working people pay the price in higher rents, depleted services, and a city that has stopped working for them.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
“There is this pent-up demand, but it’s been stopped and stalled by these volatile mortgage rates,” said Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at real-estate brokerage Redfin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Despite the risks, the flow of illegal migrants from Iraqi Kurdistan to Europe has not stopped, according to Hemn Merany, a senior official at the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of the Interior.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
But he stopped short of saying how his stewardship of the November talks would break a stalemate around fossil fuels that has plagued recent COPs and sparked a revolt at the last summit in Brazil.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
At the same moment, the wolf cub stopped yowling and jerked round to face him.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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