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halt

[hawlt] / hɔlt /






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Gas infrastructure routinely experiences breakdowns or technical disruptions that halt flows.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

The mayor also directed city departments to halt plans to rebuild the warehouse "until the health and safety of the community are protected".

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

In the early 2000s, for example, California managed to halt 36 controversial offshore oil leases between Monterey Bay and the Channel Islands under the law.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Moreover, management said the company issued a voluntary recall involving some jalapenos a day earlier, as health authorities try to halt a more recent salmonella outbreak across multiple states.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

But again the German offensive slowed to a halt in the face of determined Allied resistance.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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