as in stopping
to bring (something) to a standstill
the driver fetched up the horse-drawn carriage in front of the church
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Teams have no choice but to continue to throw numbers at stopping the run.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025 -
That's the same deadline that Grassley gave Noem to respond about stopping student visa authorizations.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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The sanctions, which will go into effect unless there’s a last-minute deal Friday, will include freezing Iranian assets abroad, halting arms deals with Tehran and penalizing any development of Iran’s ballistic missile program.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The best shot at halting the gerrymander, experts and some Democrats say, is fighting the map in court and at the ballot box.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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Despite earlier National Hurricane Center predictions of strong winds and heavy rain across the Carolinas next week, most weather models now show the storm slowing or stalling well off the South Carolina coast, Kimball said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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Central was able to drive down to the Keller 15-yard line before stalling, but a 32-yard field goal attempt on the third play of the fourth quarter sailed wide left.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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Instead of pulling up a static list of results, Comet interprets intent, synthesizes information and presents users with contextual answers and next steps.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In some cases, the app support still worked, but only for light tasks, like loading tweets or pulling up directions on Google Maps.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
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Rodriguez, 23, didn’t spend a ton of time catching in the Yankees’ system due to New York’s abundance of catching prospects, catching only 172 games over six seasons in the minors.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The drive finished with Smith catching a four-yard touchdown on fourth down to give the Eagles the lead — the eighth catch by Smith on nine targets.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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And even beyond the storms themselves, meteorologists face additional uncertainty in drawing up a forecast.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Sep. 2025
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The amendments resulted in Colorado drawing up the 8th Congressional District — a new seat granted to the state after the 2020 census — as one of the most competitive seats in the country.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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In the meantime, Mercury in Scorpio brings intensity and passion to your stability-seeking second house of money and self-worth, bringing up similar topics of conversation as finances are top of mind.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Chapman then walked after falling behind 1-and-2, bringing up Bryce Eldridge, the Giants’ first-round draft pick in 2023 who was 0 for 9 in his first three major-league games.—
Dan Arritt,
Oc Register,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Many financial groups continue to report that spending is largely holding up.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
16 Sep. 2025
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This opens up numerous applications, Ibrahim says, proudly holding up a vial of the yellow-brown slush in the lab.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Fetching up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetching%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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