Clear
Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.
Stops
Both words in one sentence
- Tin Star eventually puts on a Paper-Thin Disguise and rides back into town to clear his name, which succeeds when Tin Star stops a Bar Brawl and finds Kid Johnson hiding inside of his hat.
Source: Clear My Name -
Suverted when the book makes clear that his opinions are shared by the society around him and because he stops antagonizing Fandorin shortly after making those opinions clear when he becomes an Asshole Victim.
Source: Literature / Erast Fandorin -
Also, in "The Daleks", a Dalek suddenly stops counting down when it became clear to the director that the action sequence would take much longer than the countdown.
Source: Magic Countdown
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