stopped
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It stopped its own airlines from flying between Dubai and Tel Aviv for several months this year amid worries about security gaps and the risks posed by the war against Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Crucially, Piquet Jr's team-mate Fernando Alonso was the only frontrunner to have stopped for fuel and new tyres at the point of the crash.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Teenagers pushing children on a carousel that stopped turning long ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Mint stopped manufacturing the one-cent coins, drawing hundreds of Honest Abe and Mary Todd impersonators.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
At last the man stopped in front of a small secondhand shop, took out a ring of keys, and let himself in.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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