stopping

Example Sentences

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Prediction-market platform Kalshi recently unveiled a swath of “market integrity” updates that all relate to one thing: stopping illegal trading by insiders.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Services will be suspended, with buses stopping at 17:00 and trains at 18:00 on Wednesday.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“We got to learn by stopping, taking an assessment, and listening to the community. And we really wanted to change the culture of Fringe.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 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

I followed her, stopping to slide the pail of milk into the doorway.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff