halted
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Earlier this year, flights at New York-area airports were halted when a contractor accidentally cut a fiber communications line in New Jersey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
In the US, staff with the House of Representatives told Politico, external their work had been halted by the outage.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Some of the biggest disruption on Wednesday was seen in the main industrial hubs of Madrid and the north-eastern region of Catalonia where traffic was halted on several main roads.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
City officials have said they need $125 million to finish replacing the aging seawall, and they have halted reconstruction amid shrinking oil revenue and an uncertain future for federal disaster aid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Fact: The bowling ball halted right where it had started, in front of Beakman’s nose, and then turned to swing back away again.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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