halting
Example Sentences
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A hearing has been set for Tuesday afternoon on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s request for an order temporarily halting construction.
In it, they argued that halting federal wind permits created an “existential threat” to the wind industry that could erase billions of dollars in investments and tens of thousands of jobs.
From Los Angeles Times
These targets include halting the rise in diabetes and obesity and cutting premature deaths from cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer by 25%, using 2010 as the reference year.
From Science Daily
After a halting start, his U.S. team has turned a corner by winning four of its past five games.
Now how about halting play when on eight points to ask if there is a prize for a maximum break?
From BBC
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