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halt

[hawlt] / hɔlt /






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Investors appeared unconvinced, with heavy selling of Stellantis shares after the announcement prompting a temporary trading halt on the Paris stock exchange.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

In January, the Scottish Parliament passed the Natural Environment Bill which aims to halt and reverse the losses being experienced in our biodiversity.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Chip makers, including Intel, Micron and AMD, closed Monday on their worst two-session skid since March, an abrupt halt to a torrid weekslong rally.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Multiple aluminum smelters in the Middle East were forced to halt or reduce operations as the war in Iran escalated.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

He loved the snow: pouncing on it and tossing lumps of ice high in the air, then skidding to a halt to listen to lemmings and snowvoles burrowing under the surface.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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