Barely five minutes later, we screeched to a halt next to a tangle of vine, branches and bush.

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This was a 26-year low for the index, showing that manufacturing has virtually screeched to a halt.

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He then screeched to a dead stop in 1.4 seconds, sustaining a force equivalent to 46.2 times gravity.

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But they were caught by surprise: the economy screeched to a halt and the resulting damage to the public finances took years to repair.

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As economic growth screeched to a halt in 2008, margins followed, moving in a straight line back to 1.7% in the third quarter of 2009.

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When the third step up to the attic screeched, I submerged.

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And the event's largest competitor, an 11-foot-tall, 12-ton robotic truck built by Oshkosh Trucks, called "Terramax, " was pulled from the race after it screeched to a halt just inches from plowing into a concrete pillar.

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The Mercedes had already screeched away.

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Lending screeched to a halt.

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Subsequently, she plummeted a few feet down onto the subway tracks, only to be saved by a station worker who fearlessly hopped down to rescue her SMS-focused mind (and body, too) as the oncoming train screeched to a halt just 20 meters before running her over.

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