halt
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Collet walked away from the wreck, but the race came to a halt with a 10-minute delay and eight laps remaining.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
The company has also been ordered to halt work at all four coal mines it currently operates in Shanxi province.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Chip makers, including Intel, Micron and AMD, closed Monday on their worst two-session skid since March, an abrupt halt to a torrid weekslong rally.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Flights were suspended and road and rail travel briefly ground to a halt.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
With the tsunami, the economy of Fukushima had come to a sudden halt, so there were few opportunities for work for former residents if they returned.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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