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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Video from the scene showed the rollout turning into an almost ceremonial moment, as the garage stopped and watched in silence as the Chevrolet was wheeled out.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026 -
According to police, the driver stopped the bus at the intersection of East 65th Street and Avenue U, then a vehicle with multiple people inside pulled up next to the bus.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Huxley suggests that the only people on whom immortality would not be wasted are those who have already ceased desiring it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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After making a batch, production ceased a few weeks ago.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
18 May 2026
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Qassem could not accept that the search had ended.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Johnson began this season with Trae Young as his point guard and ended it averaging more touches per game than any forward in the league.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Last year alone, opposition stalled or halted more than $156 billion in planned construction spanning 48 data center projects, according to the research firm Data Center Watch.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Proceedings in the case will likely be halted as the Attorney General’s office petitions the Kansas Court of Appeals to overturn Folsom’s temporary injunction ruling.—
Matthew Kelly
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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Puck reports that Hardy allegedly clashed with producers to the point that Jez Butterworth, who co-wrote all of season 1's episodes, threatened to quit, but Hardy was dropped instead.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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Owners Sophie LaMontagne and Katherine Berman, who are sisters, both quit their careers in the finance and fashion industries to launch the famed pastry shop.—
Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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Once Duquense Light shut off the power to the home, firefighters and rescue paramedics brought the injured worker down from the roof.—
Jennifer Borrasso,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Another sore point has been that the $5 Standby Mode now costs $10 per month, even though many Starlink users have been using it as a low-cost option to keep their portable Starlink Mini dishes online rather than completely shut off access.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
18 May 2026
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Two of Rubén’s older sons, who married Russian acrobats during international stints, broke off and founded their own troupe as Circus Caballero.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Pike was in a relationship with Joe Wright, her Pride & Prejudice director, but the couple broke off their engagement in 2008.—
John Russell,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Her follow-up commentary after the win picked up exactly where those months of pre-fight criticism left off.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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He was left off three straight rosters — including the Gold Cup — between the Concacaf Nations League in March 2025 and November friendlies.—
Tom Bogert,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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“Laid off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid%20off. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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