halt
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While he was convicted in August of criminal damage, the trial of all eight defendants on other charges came to a halt when the jury failed to reach any other verdicts.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Anthropic this year removed a pledge from its safety charter to halt development of its models if it failed to control their risks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Burbank giant has asked a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order and injunction to halt the FCC’s early station review.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
The network asked for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to halt the FCC’s license-renewal process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Americans agreed to halt the bombing of North Vietnam, and in exchange North Vietnamese negotiators agreed to sit down with representatives of the government of South Vietnam.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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