halt
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Drivers of busses and lorries began protesting on Tuesday, gathering in convoys to halt traffic along major routes.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
He stressed that US forces were acting in order to halt Iran's capacity to build a nuclear weapon.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
The data centre construction boom in Indonesia and Malaysia began when resource constraints led hyper-connected Singapore to halt new developments between 2019 and 2022.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
Chutkan combined the cases and granted their request for an initial order to temporarily halt work, finding they are “likely to succeed” in arguing the project requires congressional approval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Two world wars, between 1914 and 1945, meant that many would-be divers went off to fight and sponge harvesting came to a halt.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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