halted

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Cal Fire paused new timber sales and, citing public safety, halted some that were underway — including one expected to generate millions of dollars for Myles Anderson’s logging company.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Kennedy halted the FDA-backed proposal that would have restricted sunlamp products to users 18 and older and required warning acknowledgments about cancer risks.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

A second trial, in January, was halted after an out-of-court settlement was reached after the second day.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Soon NotPetya halted operations at nearly one-third of Ukraine’s banks; Ukrainian newspapers, as well as transportation and energy firms, were also significantly disrupted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

We followed the officer down a wide street lined with barracks on either side and halted at one of the gray, featureless sheds.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom