halt
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"Don't be rude. Otherwise, this interview will come to a grinding halt, Sarah," Joyce snapped back.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
And in an indication of how U.S. export controls are biting, Moonshot had to halt new subscriptions for its premium services after demand for its Kimi K3 model strained its computing resources.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Louise Haigh had enjoyed a stratospheric political rise before her ministerial career came to a juddering halt shortly after Labour's return to power.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Amazon recently agreed to halt sales of high-speed e-bikes in the state after a series of fatal crashes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
“No, but I’m not expecting to. Everything comes to a grinding halt around the holidays.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Vocabulary lists containing halt
"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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100 Great Words from "Fahrenheit 451" -- Part I Vocabulary
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "H"
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