stopped
Britishadjective
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Likewise, the U.S. early in World War II stopped Japan from seaborne oil imports—targeting the very vulnerability Tokyo had sought to offset by trying to colonize its resource-rich Asian neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
In 2021, more than a year after I had stopped seeing clients in person in rented offices due to the pandemic, I had the opportunity to furnish and decorate my own home office.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
This behaviour was "not stopped or challenged by at least one member of Fairytale's management", he said.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
That has not stopped her from trying to give the results of The Plastic Detox the appearance of legitimate science.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
“Books have been hard to come by lately. The humans are hoarding them. Or maybe they stopped using them, hard to tell. But I keep my eyes open.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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