Operation Staunch was the name of the Reagan administration’s policy, for the past two years, to deny arms to Iran. Staunch is a verb meaning “to stop a flow,” rooted in the Latin stagnare; water that ...
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Did you know the word "staunch" also means to stop something from happening? On today's episode of Say it Right on the Super Morning Show; Kojo Yankson tells us the meaning of the word 'staunch'.