halt
Example Sentences
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He has largely halted the regular press briefings that Moore once used to answer questions about critical incidents and occasionally opine on national issues.
From Los Angeles Times
She noted that declines in property prices are worse this year, even though officials pledged to halt the slide late last year.
From Barron's
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic is already warning about a loss of the Fed’s credibility, although he is in the minority calling for an immediate halt to rate cuts.
From Barron's
They halted pending asylum decisions for an unspecified length of time.
Prior to this move, fans' group Football Supporters Europe had said it is "astonished" by Fifa's "extortionate" pricing strategy, and called for ticket sales to be "halted immediately".
From BBC
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