stopping

Example Sentences

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“We are at risk of slowing down or stopping momentum on safe water solutions statewide, and that’s something that we can’t afford to stop.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Hadjar drove an excellent race battling power-unit problems and was helped by a masterstroke from Red Bull in not stopping under the first safety car, which gained him positions on Russell and Piastri.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

During the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, he delivered perhaps the most iconic performance of his career, becoming a hero against the host nation and stopping everything Neymar and company threw at him in Fortaleza.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Still, the reference to 1930s-era Chicago law enforcement was apt, because it was an era of police lawlessness, where unconstitutional practices like the third-degree were justified as necessary to stopping organized crime.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Some of the group began discussing procedures for stopping and searching Soviet ships when John McCone broke in.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin