halted

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Forward spread on the blaze was halted shortly before 4 p.m. as firefighters worked to establish and strengthen containment lines and some evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings, according to Cal Fire Riverside.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Eli Lilly last September halted a trial of a similar drug.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The court extended its stay of a lower court order that would have halted nationwide mail delivery of the drug.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Xi meanwhile is expected to press for an end to US arms sales to Taiwan, and an extension of the trade truce agreed in October that halted tariff escalation between the US and China.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“I had Mother and Crocodile Guts and the njuzu, except I never got used to them—” She halted.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer