halt
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“The world has changed for airlines,” Buffett said at the time, shortly after the Covid-19 pandemic brought travel to a halt.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
As investors clamored to buy in, with the ensuing volatility triggering a brief trading halt within seconds of the first trade.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz -- through which one fifth of the world's oil supplies usually pass -- has virtually ground to a halt.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
The threatened strike could halt or delay scores of medical appointments, although hospitals will remain open, and it would limit campus dining operations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
But it had ground to a halt weeks ago and was now just collecting dust in a far corner of the property.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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