halting
Example Sentences
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On Friday, with a lower-court order about to go into effect halting construction on the controversial project, Chief Justice John G. Roberts decided that the court needed more time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
It was the most indebted of its peers at the beginning of this year, and new management had already pledged to fix that by selling assets and halting stock buybacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Instead, they expect a prolonged series of halting starts and stops to the conflict, causing flows through the Strait of Hormuz to continuously fluctuate.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
An appeals court last week upheld a district court order halting work on the ballroom but put its ruling on hold to allow for the administration to appeal to the Supreme Court.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Indeed the hasty poem was lacking in music and halting in meter.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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