halted
Example Sentences
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Hilton argues that layers of rules of permits have effectively halted construction of smaller and more affordable starter homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Officers then dispatched a bomb disposal robot, while air traffic was halted for several hours.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Texas power stocks fell after Gov. Greg Abbott halted new data-center interconnection approvals pending an audit of existing requests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
At 14:57 BST, Greater Anglia reported a fire at Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire meant all trains had been halted on one line.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
At the hill leading to the ramp, the boys halted.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
