halted
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US flights are allowed to take off again after a ground stop halted flights nationwide for hours due to an air traffic control communications issue.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
In the US, staff with the House of Representatives told Politico, external their work had been halted by the outage.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
The Brampton plant has been halted since 2024, when Stellantis began retooling the factory to prepare for the production of its Jeep Compass, affecting some 2,000 jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
City officials have said they need $125 million to finish replacing the aging seawall, and they have halted reconstruction amid shrinking oil revenue and an uncertain future for federal disaster aid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Several times the column halted while numbers were read out—names were never used at Ravensbruck.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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