stopped
Britishadjective
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Researchers observed roughly twice as many baryons as should have been produced based on the electric charge associated with stopped quarks.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
So far, regulation hasn’t stopped China from closing the gap with the U.S.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
When he agreed to take her to hospital he stopped on a road and discarded the taser, which has also been recovered by police.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Those questions kept resurfacing throughout my reporting, particularly when I stopped talking to experts and started talking to people my own age.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Ahead of us, Peter had stopped too, and was holding up his hand.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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