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halting

[hawl-ting] / ˈhɔl tɪŋ /


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Even with bad light halting play early again, they should have the time to press home an advantage across the Test's final two days.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

More than 1 million land mines are estimated to be in the DMZ, the no-man’s-land created as part of the armistice halting active hostilities in the 1950-53 Korean War.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

“My work there has been halting, tentative and generally working around the fringes,” Chatfield wrote in a 1968 journal entry reflecting on the daunting task.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Amodei also said pacing would not mean halting model training or technical progress.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

He had always been so shy and halting in his speech.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry


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