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To move off, the rider leans forward, turns by leaning to the side and slows to a stop by leaning back.
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Paul Ridden
june 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
Locals gathered at the grass airstrip to welcome them as the gleaming Electra rolled to a stop.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
After multiple tries, the pilots declared an emergency and landed with the nose gear up, skidding to a stop with the front of the plane scraping the runway.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Sheriff’s officials said the chase continued for miles before deputies physically forced the car to a stop, arrested McSwane at gunpoint and rescued the uninjured kidnapping victim from the back of the car.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 27 May 2025
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Paul Ridden
june 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
Locals gathered at the grass airstrip to welcome them as the gleaming Electra rolled to a stop.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
After multiple tries, the pilots declared an emergency and landed with the nose gear up, skidding to a stop with the front of the plane scraping the runway.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Sheriff’s officials said the chase continued for miles before deputies physically forced the car to a stop, arrested McSwane at gunpoint and rescued the uninjured kidnapping victim from the back of the car.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 27 May 2025
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“To a stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20stop. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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