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  • past tense form of stop.
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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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Newcastle United defender Amar Dedic was stopped by police after being spotted carrying a bow and arrows at a Northumberland beauty spot.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Roku shares stopped trading on the Nasdaq on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Although I left Salon a decade ago, I’ve never stopped rooting for it.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

Bosnia-Herzegovina international Dedic, 24, was with a friend when he was stopped in a car after a concerned member of the public raised the alarm.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

At least that was where it stopped for other people.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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