stopped
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Four times during the course of a nearly three-hour set of 27 songs — that included gospel, rock and Woody Guthrie-inspired American folk music — Springsteen stopped the show and spoke directly to the audience.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
"That thing can be stopped," Tedros said on his arrival Thursday after assuring the Congolese people earlier in a message on X: "I want you to know that you are not alone."
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Only six customers had stopped in by the time Torres and I arrived around 1:30 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
It accounted for 60% of Berkshire’s reinsurance premiums as of 2005, before the company stopped reporting Gen Re separately from its larger reinsurance business.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Even Mutti had stopped being angry with Karli about the compass incident.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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