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Both must be pursued simultaneously if the parties expect to bring this bloody, grinding war to a stop.
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Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
But in the vast majority of cases, the planes come safely to a stop, saved in part by zones around runways that are supposed to contain only structures that are frangible, meaning designed to break easily upon impact.
—Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The Irish actually got on the board first, when Fischer fired a shot from the bottom of the left circle that trickled between Airey’s pads and rolled to a stop just shy of the goal line beyond Airey’s skates.
—Patrick Donnelly, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
When the ambulance pulled to a stop, Finn hurled open the back door, KO’ing Vince, and then darted out into the woods.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 Apr. 2025
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Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
But in the vast majority of cases, the planes come safely to a stop, saved in part by zones around runways that are supposed to contain only structures that are frangible, meaning designed to break easily upon impact.
—Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The Irish actually got on the board first, when Fischer fired a shot from the bottom of the left circle that trickled between Airey’s pads and rolled to a stop just shy of the goal line beyond Airey’s skates.
—Patrick Donnelly, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
When the ambulance pulled to a stop, Finn hurled open the back door, KO’ing Vince, and then darted out into the woods.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 Apr. 2025
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“To a stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20stop. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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