Failures
Stops
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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But instead of actually trying to win the race via those means, he stops for one his regular failures to stop the others.
Source: Flying Car - In Max Payne 3, Max thinks about asking this of Giovanna and the now deceased Marcello, but stops and reminds himself that his long list of failures gives him no right to criticise.
Source: What Were You Thinking? -
Regardless of how many failures and setbacks he goes through (mainly self-inflicted), he never stops trying to strike success.
Source: Series / Doc Martin
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