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halt

[hawlt] / hɔlt /






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Washington is said to have warned it would halt such talks unless the legal protections of Coupang chairman Kim Bom -- an American citizen also known as Kim Bom-suk -- were guaranteed.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

She told the outlet that, as it was happening, she hoped someone on the production side would call a halt to it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Energy shortages caused coal mines to halt production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Four years before Gregg, the Supreme Court had brought the death penalty to a halt in Furman v.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

As it braked to a slow halt, red sparks sprayed.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate




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