standstill
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Leggett & Platt rejected the offer, but entered a nondisclosure agreement and six-month standstill with Somnigroup to help with the due diligence process and determine whether a deal could be reached.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
With traffic through the Strait of Hormuz still nearly at a standstill, Iran currently wouldn’t make much money by charging a toll on crude-oil tankers seeking passage through the waterway.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
Oil and gas shipments through the a crucial waterway for global energy have largely come to a standstill, pushing up prices of oil and gas.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
And smog isn’t gone, not by a long shot, but — with regulation and technology and psychology — we have beaten it to something of a standstill.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Time was at a standstill, except for the relentless ticking of the wall clock.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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