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stopping

[stop-ing] / ˈstɒp ɪŋ /


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These businesses are riding the wave of a country boom sweeping everything from music to TV to fashion, with no sign of stopping.

From The Wall Street Journal

What’s stopping the driver in front of you from making a mistake or doing something erratic?

From Los Angeles Times

Dominion warned that stopping the project will "lead to energy inflation and threaten thousands of jobs."

From Barron's

He says the evidence so far suggests that, between one and three years after stopping the medication, people will see a "significant proportion of weight" go back on.

From BBC

The AA advice, external on driving in fog includes using dipped headlights and keeping a larger stopping distance.

From BBC