stopped

British

/ stɒpt /

adjective

(of a pipe or tube, esp an organ pipe) closed at one end and thus sounding an octave lower than an open pipe of the same length

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But the courier was sent home after a Customs and Border Protection agent stopped him at the Miami airport and got the letter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Ayala may have stopped delivering the mail, but he’s not done delivering connection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Arnold Clark, which has its headquarters in Glasgow, had argued that any legal action should be stopped because a similar case is already being pursued in England.

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

We seemed to have stopped in the middle of a woods.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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