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Discover LudwigThe phrase "aiming to stop" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when expressing an intention or goal to halt or prevent something from happening.
Example: "The organization is aiming to stop the spread of misinformation through educational campaigns."
Alternatives: "striving to halt" or "intending to prevent".
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Brand intended to present a petition signed by 294,000 aiming to stop new construction work.
Israel began an offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza in December 2008, aiming to stop Palestinian rocket attacks.
BP said it was aiming to stop the leak in August, when two relief wells it is drilling will intersect with the damaged one.
But far from seeking to understand, campaigners aiming to stop Brexit or minimise its fallout often ignore or undermine leave voters.
This is precisely the sort of debacle that President Barack Obama appeared to be aiming to stop when he announced, last month, that the U.S. military would begin carrying out air strikes against ISIS targets in Syria.
This is certainly true in Indiana, where legislators said they were aiming to stop "voter impersonation," which was already a crime in the state; in the entire history of Indiana, the number of prosecutions for this offense has been zero.
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New bill aims to stop this horror.
They aim to stop paid work altogether next year.
The difference is that this vote aimed to stop a war.
Photographer Kate Holt visited the country's free clinics that aim to stop children and mothers dying.
Year in and year out, prudent risk managers aim to stop businesses from making such mistakes.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com