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stopped

British  
/ stɒpt /

adjective

  1. (of a pipe or tube, esp an organ pipe) closed at one end and thus sounding an octave lower than an open pipe of the same length

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Triggered by a hereditary condition, his heart stopped.

From BBC

He stopped drinking coffee to see whether that would help before having a screening test.

From BBC

I’m pretty sure that means “be nice,” but I also stopped paying attention to his French lessons about five years ago.

From Literature

By nightfall even that small flow had stopped.

From Literature

On the other hand, sales were hit after the company stopped tobacco sales in Belgium, it said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

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