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More than 30 years before Singapore’s founding, the Union Jack flew over the state of Penang, across a narrow strait from where the E&O eased to a stop at Butterworth station.
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Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2025
Later, in another team competition period, DeVries crouches near midcourt and brings the action to a stop with a string of exasperated, staccato whistles.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
To move off, the rider leans forward, turns by leaning to the side and slows to a stop by leaning back.
—Paul Ridden
june 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
Locals gathered at the grass airstrip to welcome them as the gleaming Electra rolled to a stop.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2025
Later, in another team competition period, DeVries crouches near midcourt and brings the action to a stop with a string of exasperated, staccato whistles.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
To move off, the rider leans forward, turns by leaning to the side and slows to a stop by leaning back.
—Paul Ridden
june 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
Locals gathered at the grass airstrip to welcome them as the gleaming Electra rolled to a stop.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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“To a stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20stop. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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