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stops

British  
/ stɒps /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) any one of several card games in which players must play their cards in certain sequences

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He said he was canceling all meetings with Iranian officials “until the senseless killing of protesters stops.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The band's label said that more cities will be announced, including additional stops in Japan and the Middle East.

From Barron's

Those were to be his final stops before making his way down to Baltimore and on to the White House in Washington.

From Literature

That stops us from having to pause in our work and get on another application or search engine to find something.

From Los Angeles Times

"We are quite different people - very much yin and yang - but I think decisions are better made with two brains rather than one as it stops hubris," says Begg, who is London-based.

From BBC