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Eli Lilly last September halted a trial of a similar drug.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Chinese regulators again halted deliveries for a few weeks in mid-2024 over a lithium battery issue in several models.

From Barron's • May 15, 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

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

She halted in front of the hut with the flowerbed and rapped on the door.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom