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Stop

stop

stop

grind to a halt        USA

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/01/
nx-s1-5558456/government-shutdown-trump-house

shut down        USA

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/01/
nx-s1-5558456/government-shutdown-trump-house

end

end

finish

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