halt
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A legal challenge to halt the hunting brought in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Government market interventions this summer in the U.S., to cap long-term interest rates, and in Japan, to halt its currency’s decline, have given way to a stronger yen and higher Treasury yields.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The attacks "caused fires at several locations, leading to a temporary halt in some operations," they added.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Efforts to halt the spread of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are faltering as health workers go unpaid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The branches reached for them, as if trying to halt their progress and turn them back.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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