halting

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As a result, a leading driver of A.I. spending is halting a lot of the planned investments and infrastructure initiatives that it used to announce on a weekly basis.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 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

Additionally, it sets timelines for claims payments and prohibits insurers from halting payments for temporary housing until a home is cleared as safe, if a state of emergency has been declared.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Most tourism has come to a stop, with airlines halting flights because there is no jet fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

“You know,” he said, with a halting anger, “I ain’t never said nothing like that. I ain’t never told you I wanted to leave my wife.”

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin