halted

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Forward spread on the blaze was halted shortly before 4 p.m. as firefighters worked to establish and strengthen containment lines and some evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings, according to Cal Fire Riverside.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The investment firms variously cited internal guidelines or practices that call for grants to be halted when a charity is under investigation or charged with a crime.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

It quickly surged to $385 before being briefly halted for volatility.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Xi meanwhile is expected to press for an end to US arms sales to Taiwan, and an extension of the trade truce agreed in October that halted tariff escalation between the US and China.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Lyndon Johnson had halted the bombing of North Vietnam four years before.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin