stop
Example Sentences
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Sanofi said it would stop a late-stage study of an experimental treatment for a rare immune disorder after concluding the drug was unlikely to deliver sufficient efficacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
One of the others is the Brick, that little piece of plastic that has exactly one job—to make my phone stop working in distracting ways—and executes it to perfection.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026
Residents are campaigning to stop the further industrialisation of this green space.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
It has held a position in the Garnier and Maybelline owner since 1974, when it bought in at the request of L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt to help stop the French government from nationalizing the company.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
It happens now, when he looks up to find that, once again, I can’t stop myself from staring at him, and he suddenly glances down at the hose in his hand.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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