stall
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However, instead of moving right across the UK it is expected to stall just to the west, sending north or north-westerly winds across the country.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
"You can imagine the whole system as a finely branched power grid that becomes increasingly damaged with age: connections break down and currents stall," explains Dr. Maria Ermolaeva, the study's lead author.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Though workers in a swath of fields hit a midcareer stall, the study found those in public-administration jobs were most likely to.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Yardeni expects the Federal Reserve will turn more hawkish on interest rates during the summer, which would stall a gold rally, but the end of the Iran conflict would should help diminish that impact.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
The tea stall owner was boiling a big kettle of water.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
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