stops
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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When scientists use general relativity to calculate collisions at extremely high energies near the Planck scale, the math stops working properly and produces infinities.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Sharp, smartly paced and entertaining, it’s fantastic until the last stretch, which peters out and then abruptly stops.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The FTC case is broad, but a key allegation is that Amazon prevents new or smaller marketplaces from gaining a foothold because it stops them from competing on price.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The tour’s stops have been exclusively at evangelical churches and universities with crowds that don’t look especially different than what you’d get on any given Sunday at those locations.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
It is a noise that stops humans in their tracks, sends shivers up their furless spines.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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