stopped
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Pike's lawyers, who filed a 226-page clemency petition, hoped for a last-minute reprieve of her execution, but it was rejected, while United Nations human rights experts had also called for the execution to be stopped.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Earlier this year, he stopped production of Tesla’s full-size sedan and SUV to make room for a humanoid-robot assembly line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
During the Fort Tejon earthquake of 1857, the rupture stopped at Cajon Pass and did not continue onto the San Jacinto Fault.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Every Russian drone can actually be stopped right at the production line. What is needed is the political will of these countries," he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
If I am stopped, she thinks, maybe they’ll just search the blanket and never notice anything else.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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