halted

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Within seconds, the vehicle was halted off the 60 Freeway exit at Country Village Road, and the suspect was left as powerless as a rodeo calf on its side.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Bus and train service in and out of London was halted, and thousands who had flocked to the city to participate in these historic moments jammed hotels and parks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Middle Eastern countries have shut in over 11 million barrels of daily oil production, and 20% of global oil flow is halted.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

By 1980, a sanction on Iran halted nearly all trade, and over 93% of pistachio consumption in the U.S. that year came from within the country.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Mr. Flux halted his Time Suck, took in his surroundings.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles