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But in recent days, locals have been stopping the Greenland MP to congratulate her on her Nobel Peace Prize nomination -- though some fear it could rekindle Washington's interest in the Arctic island.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Haaland was effectively protecting the path of the ball and could be considered to have been stopping Thiaw from getting to it.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

People of all ages have been stopping him on the street to compliment him on his work as Eddie Horniman, the U.N. peacekeeper turned crime lord.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

People have been stopping by the pastry shop's window display to take pictures of the cookies to post on social media, he added.

From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2023

But all this while the steam has been fiercely chafing through the funnel as we have been stopping at Gourock quay.

From The Recreations of a Country Parson by Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison