halting
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“I love you, I adore you. Thank you very much!” singer Kim Nam-joon said in halting Spanish as a cacophony of screams erupted from the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Despite last year's progress, global forest loss remains 70 percent above the level required to meet the 2030 goal of halting and reversing forest loss, the researchers said.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
A judge granted a temporary restraining order halting construction at the warehouse soon after Maryland filed its lawsuit.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
This week's rulings came after the appeals court ordered the judge to reconsider the national security implications of halting the work after he temporarily blocked all construction of the ballroom in March.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
She shook her head at this, and, the difficult speech halting on her lips, she said further, “Well, and my lord, come home unexpectedly.”
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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