call a halt to
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At one point in the morning search, an AFP reporter at the scene saw the diggers call a halt to their work.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
A Change.org petition was launched on Aug 1, demanding that Warner Bros and Universal Pictures, the studio behind "Oppenheimer", call a halt to the #Barbenheimer hashtag on social media.
From Reuters • Aug. 11, 2023
Germany's summer of low-cost travel is over as transport chiefs call a halt to their cheap fares experiment.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2022
Asked whether France would call a halt to the trade talks with Australia, which have been underway since 2018, Beaune said “that is among the points that we must discuss together.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2021
“It is time to call a halt to the practice of allowing houses to deteriorate while building further houses which are then allowed to deteriorate,” argued the organization.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
