stops
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Even as Bass embarked on a 22-year political career that has seen stops in Sacramento, Washington and City Hall, the native Angeleno always, successfully depicted herself as a political outsider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
After its China team’s tête-à-tête with Licht, Reckitt pulled out the stops to go to the social media apps where many Chinese wind up shopping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
But in a metal containing a magnetic impurity, resistance stops falling when the Kondo temperature is reached.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Evidence provided by Adidas included side-by-side comparisons of its products with White Fox clothes which include sweatpants and lounge shorts, as well as images of billboards on buses and at bus stops.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Celia stops short when she sees me, her dark eyes full of questions.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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