stopped
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IBF champion Hrgovic, whom Dubois stopped in June 2024, entered the ring afterwards, with both men keen on a rematch.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Police didn’t identify the community member who stopped the shooter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The council did not intercede, for example, two years ago when LA28 stopped its previous practice of naming contractors that it had paid more than $1 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Just like then, the bad news kept coming, but prices stopped falling.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Slowly, mechanically, the old furrier stopped and began to gather up his clothing.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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