stop-start
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries one-fifth of global oil output, remains largely blockaded as a stop-start US-Iran peace process unfolds, dealing a blow to Gulf exporters and sending energy prices soaring.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Former US Open champion Raducanu has endured another stop-start season after picking up a virus in February, with the after-effects limiting her to only two tournaments since.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Initial public euphoria over Pakistan's image being burnished on the global stage has begun to give way to fraying patience after weeks of stop-start restrictions around Islamabad.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
“The stop-start nature of the conflict—war, ceasefire, peace talks, their collapse, a naval blockade, its lifting, its reinstatement—makes it exceptionally hard to gauge the duration and depth of the consequences,” Lagarde said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
That stop-start technology that they use in hybrid cars now?
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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