as in stops
to bring (something) to a standstill
the driver fetched up the horse-drawn carriage in front of the church
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When the game stops, it will be called on account of darkness.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026 -
Many guests are juggling packed itineraries—pyramid visits, museum stops, Nile cruise transfers—and the staff are well practiced at coordinating drivers, guides, and early departures.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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This process stalls improvements for years.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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The irony is that, over time, those same systems become the choke points that determine who can scale and who stalls.—
Alexandre de Vigan,
Forbes.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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But Ho's order now halts that effective date.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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March 2 Oil and gas prices jumped during the first trading day since the strikes, as the war halts energy exports from the Middle East.—
Emma Graham,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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The pair hope the wood-fire concept catches a spark in the area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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Also, Andrew Greif catches you up on the NHL playoffs, as round 2 is underway there, too.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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Devlin throws a punch at Stone when the chief arrests him for drunken driving.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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The horrid image in the news of a column of smoke rising above the city of Tehran — an abyss of darkness against the gray sky — arrests my attention.—
Babak Rahimi,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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In contrast, targeting NTR1 activates a particular signaling protein and blocks pain.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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But then maybe Embiid blocks him from behind.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
4 May 2026
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The Spanish rescuer checks the living quarters for survivors, and peers inside the ships’ containers to see two filled with trash, fishing nets and other equipment, according to the video.—
Pau Mosquera,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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This cordless lamp checks all the boxes with its sculptural silhouette, bold shades, and soft curves.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026
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The Bears would avoid Chicago’s 9% ticket tax in Arlington Heights, but still pay at least Cook County’s 3%, which Coates said brings up another lesson of good stadium economics.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Chiron in your 11th House brings up something unspoken that needs attention.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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“Fetches up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetches%20up. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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