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US flights are allowed to take off again after a ground stop halted flights nationwide for hours due to an air traffic control communications issue.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
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
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
They crossed one deep valley, then another, before Gurgi halted on a ridge.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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