as in stopped
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
you need to lay off eating those jelly doughnuts, or you'll end up looking like one
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On Sunday, Jeanty was stopped for a loss or no gain on four of his 10 runs against light boxes, and overall, the Las Vegas Raiders were stuffed 11 times on 29 attempts — the most of any team in a game this season.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
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This was a couple who had never stopped laughing at one another’s jokes, who still held hands like teenagers into their 50s.—
Bee Wilson,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
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Other areas, like transition program assistance, have ceased during the shutdown.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Eventually, the extended family gatherings ceased altogether.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Seven of the top flight’s 20 teams ended that campaign with a pass completion rate of less than 70 per cent.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In April, Brazil ended visa-free travel for citizens of the US, Canada, and Australia, citing a lack of reciprocity.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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In 1977, consumer groups petitioned federal regulators to ban the marketing of sugary foods to children, but industry lobbying halted those efforts.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Vought's comments came shortly before a federal judge in California ‒ on the 15th day of the shutdown ‒ halted the administration’s layoffs for now in a case brought by two labor unions.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Staff at The Free Press are eager to start working with CBS News; reporter Olivia Reingold appeared on CBS News Friday morning to discuss her report that anonymous NYPD officers had been threatening to quit the force if Zohran Mamdani is elected New York City mayor.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Apparently, many workers crash out and quit on the third Wednesday at the job.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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During the haunted car wash ride, most of the car wash equipment is shut off for safety purposes.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
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The water was shut off for the handwash sink and the three-compartment sink inside the warewash room.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Part of the helicopter broke off before the crash.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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Looking to regain momentum, the Knights found it behind Flannery, who broke off a big 25-yard rush with a quarterback keeper to place Catholic Memorial in the red zone.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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In addition, the Brewers could add another left-handed reliever who was left off the NLDS roster, like DL Hall.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Veteran players Tomas Rincon, Josef Martinez and Salomon Rondon were left off the roster.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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