at a standstill
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"The race is tied but not at a standstill: the final week will determine where the voters who can still be swayed will go," Felipe Nunes, director of the Quaest polling institute, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Red Bull displays are now gone from Kroger locations, and talks remain at a standstill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The memorandum expired Monday and efforts to end the war appear to be at a standstill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
So, with the investigation seemingly at a standstill, Abadigga's brother took his case to the Johannesburg High Court.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Travel was almost at a standstill for the first few months after the war.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
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