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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This creates a temporary, dynamic obstacle that slows other molecules or stops them from moving through.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026 -
Also, back home, Lip Smacking now offers a foodie tour in San Jose – at Santana Row – which stops at four of the center’s top restaurants.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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If his progress stalls out, this team is in trouble.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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There is often community resistance that stalls the building of homes.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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The United States could suspend transfers of those funds unless Baghdad halts the financing of the PMF.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The moratorium halts approvals for sewer capacity allocation for new developments within the Baltimore City Sewer Service Area (SSA), according to the department.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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As for the transfers, Rogers (33 catches for 441 yards in 2025) will assuredly be put to work as one of only two receivers on the team with more than three career starts.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Perez nearly has one of her own, but Vestal catches the flyball at the warning track.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Department of Damage Control arrests Trevor.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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The sheer scale of an estate for sale in San Francisco’s tony Pacific Heights neighborhood — a residence spanning 26,000 square feet, or the equivalent of 10 average homes — arrests the imagination.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The lawsuit says the administration's decision to place the firm on what is effectively a blacklist that blocks Pentagon suppliers from using Claude is an attempt to punish the company over its AI guardrails.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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As their bold production takes shape, a rival white theatre mounts its own Richard III just blocks away, threatening to undermine, overshadow, and outmaneuver them.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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CrowdStrike checks all three boxes.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Need a budget-friendly mattress that still checks the boxes on materials and performance?—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
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Solomon brings up Reiner’s diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, an illness that can involve mania, depression and the delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking associated with schizophrenia.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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And when Joy brings up perhaps mentioning the idea of rehab to Jackie, Santos gives Langdon an awkward look.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Fetches up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetches%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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