standstill
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But the combined weight of the Covid pandemic, China's spiralling property slump and constricted borrowing limits for its citizens have sunk those sky-high ambitions, and all but ground the project to a standstill.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"I know people who run a driving school. It's completely at a standstill because of the high price of petrol," she told AFP, sitting on a beach in Simeiz.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Home construction in the U.K. capital is nearing a standstill, with ground broken on just 4,170 housing units in 2024-25.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
If shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a standstill, however, that could end up costing consumers more at the pump.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The train shudders to a standstill at the red signal and 1 look up.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
Measures could include debt standstills and sharing World Bank-I.M.F. debt sustainability analysis with all creditor nations simultaneously.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
Washington would also support temporary debt service standstills for countries that needed debt relief and sought help under the G20 Common Framework adopted in late 2020, she said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 11, 2022
The newly-released transcript also features an interview with Rosen in which Weinsheimer again brings the proceedings to several standstills.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2021
“More people are at risk every day as a result” of the standstills, said Avery Cohen, a mayoral spokeswoman.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2021
Her brain stammered; seemed to fly loose; came to sudden standstills.
From Tatterdemalion by John Galsworthy
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