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stopped

British  
/ stɒpt /

adjective

  1. (of a pipe or tube, esp an organ pipe) closed at one end and thus sounding an octave lower than an open pipe of the same length

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Silicon Valley has stopped talking politics—except for this Google executive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Referee Anthony Taylor stopped the Premier League match for three minutes early in the second half in line with the competition's on-field anti-discrimination protocol.

From BBC

The PM said the meeting would discuss possible measures to make the Strait of Hormuz "accessible and safe after the fighting has stopped".

From BBC

Even two decades later, and with two young children of her own, she said she was often stopped in the street by people seeking advice on their own children's hair.

From BBC

The mischievous thieving monkey Ukiki is once again trying to make off with the belongings of a passerby when he is stopped by another traveler: Princess Daisy.

From Los Angeles Times

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