stop-start
Americanadjective
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Woodland and peatland, which absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, has seen growth although there's criticism of "stop-start funding" which leads to uncertainty and damages supply chains.
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It features 6ft 4in mystery spinner Usman Tariq, whose side-arm action and stop-start run-up is almost unique in world cricket.
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Itoje has had a stop-start season in 2025-26, featuring in all four autumn internationals but sustaining an injury in the last of those, against Argentina.
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It also said that in recognition of "public frustration at stop-start government, the board has also signalled significant financial sanctions that would apply" if an executive is not formed following the next and subsequent elections.
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It is common practice in the United States, with the stop-start nature of American football, for example, giving the chance for broadcasters to create "sponsored moments", as well as play in-vision adverts.
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