halt
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McKenna West filed an emergency appeal asking the court to halt a previous ruling granting parental rights to California couple Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Anthropic this year removed a pledge from its safety charter to halt development of its models if it failed to control their risks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Ukrainian attacks on refineries that have led Russia to halt diesel exports, and Persian Gulf disruptions, are keeping prices high, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
A legal challenge to halt the hunting brought in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
His pacing skidded to a jerky halt, and I suddenly felt embarrassed, not sure why I’d said that.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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