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The phrase "started to stop" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone began the process of ceasing an action or behavior.
Example: "He started to stop smoking after realizing the health risks involved."
Alternatives: "began to cease" or "initiated stopping".
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Why has no effective plan been started to stop this immense horror?
Then they started to stop cars and buses going by, and to beg for food.
At an age when other children still have thick, smooth skin, progerics' fibroblasts have already started to stop producing collagen.
Mr. Boym, a stern, bearded man, born in Moscow and trained in Milan, started to stop her.
I'm really excited to get started, to stop talking about this and to actually start doing the job".
"They've curbed the racism around immigration and started to stop speaking chiefly to the far right," said Stephanie Cutter, deputy campaign manager for Mr. Obama in 2012.
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Still a favorite of Southerners, but Midwesterners are starting to stop in.
We can start to stop the smuggling that is going on, the illegal oil sales.
I have seen numerous accidents when a rider, while starting to stop, forgets to release the toe clips.
Start to stop after you completely regain control.
Let the horse know before you start to stop by saying "whoa" or slowing your pace.
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