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stanch ADJ

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To stanch the flow of blood that was gushing from his ripped thigh, they held it together and tied up the breach with a cloth.
thewire.in
The clip continues in a snowcat, where a man holds a paper towel to stanch the bleeding from his head and hugs his wife.
news.nationalpost.com
Yet efforts of concerned scientists have failed to stanch the tide.
discovermagazine.com
I was suddenly afraid no one would step up to stanch my age-old celebration deprivation.
www.washingtonian.com
Tracks in other states have turned to electronic gaming machines to stanch the flow.
www.knoxnews.com
Incidentally, with their stanch allegiances, violent tendencies and love of face-paint, sports fans would make ideal soldiers.
beatroute.ca
The crash also stanched the flow of funding from foundations.
www.bu.edu
The hygienist applied gauze, but nothing seemed to stanch the flow.
nymag.com
The stanch revulsion we have of death is right; appropriate; a perfectly natural response.
ieet.org
The cover shielded 200 metric tons of uranium fuel, smothered with acid and sand, to stanch further contamination.
www.washingtonpost.com

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