halting
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Colombia responded with 50-percent tariffs and by halting electricity sales to Ecuador, which has suffered chronic energy shortages.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Quiñones told the board that reducing or halting the city’s use of water from the Mono Basin would be “unwarranted, imprudent, and place undue financial burden on LADWP’s ratepayers.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
On 28 April 2025, shortly after midday, the Iberian peninsula's electricity supply was shut down, causing widespread chaos, cutting internet and telephone connections and halting transport links.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
The halting of much Middle East gas production is causing a surge in benchmark natural gas prices in Europe on concerns global demand will be chasing less supply.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
In the early darkness the halting, hesitant swing of the lantern marked the slow path from fields to pine woods toward the lowlands.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
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