stop in
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The 19-year-old will be tough to stop in the second half of the season.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
On this late-May evening in Mindelo, a city on the archipelago nation's Sao Vicente island, passersby who recognise the singer stop in the street to join the concert.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
“It’s rare that someone drives by a Dave & Buster’s and says, ‘Oh, I’m going to stop in.’
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Etan disappeared while walking to his school-bus stop in New York City on May 25, 1979.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Instead, I came to a stop in the soft muck at the bottom.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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