standstill
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Additional cooling techniques reduce their energy even further, bringing the atomic cloud close to a complete standstill and allowing scientists to maximize the amount of time it can be studied in microgravity.
From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026
Talks on ending Europe's biggest conflict since World War II remain frozen, while fighting on the front line is effectively at a standstill.
From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026
In peacetime, about 20% of the world’s crude oil and crude products passed through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been at a standstill since the start of the war in late February.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026
This week's heatwave has left "horrific" mounds of rubbish at some of Wales' most popular beaches, while traffic was brought to a standstill at beauty spots.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The idea made me think that perhaps I shouldn’t have pointed that out to her—getting a cop’s attention would definitely bring their harebrained trip into Mexico to a standstill.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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