standstill
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Diplomatic efforts to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II are at a standstill with US mediation efforts diverted by the outbreak of the Middle East war in February.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
“I’m perplexed. My membership is perplexed as to why they didn’t go into effect because we knew that this was going to help. We’re at a standstill right now,” Clark said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Some vessels have managed to transit the waterway, but flows remain at a virtual standstill, tightening supplies not only of energy but other key commodities like fertilizers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
With traffic through the Strait of Hormuz still nearly at a standstill, Iran currently wouldn’t make much money by charging a toll on crude-oil tankers seeking passage through the waterway.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
Most garden paths in everyday writing, unlike the ones in textbooks, don’t bring the reader to a complete standstill; they just delay her for a fraction of a second.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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