stop-start
Americanadjective
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These lapses and dead spots matter because the movie is a farce that depends on keeping its momentum; instead, it has a stop-start quality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
But a decision regarding who will get final custody and which country the children should live in has been the focus of a series of stop-start court battles in Pakistan over two-and-a-half years.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Three stop-start decades followed as silver prices languished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
"It's been such a stop-start year, two steps forward, two steps back," she said.
From BBC ● May 24, 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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