halted

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The California Supreme Court halted the investigation as it weighs arguments in the case.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Bus and train service in and out of London was halted, and thousands who had flocked to the city to participate in these historic moments jammed hotels and parks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

By 1980, a sanction on Iran halted nearly all trade, and over 93% of pistachio consumption in the U.S. that year came from within the country.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Middle Eastern countries have shut in over 11 million barrels of daily oil production, and 20% of global oil flow is halted.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

At the end of the corridor near the elevators, a little storelike affair had been set up; it sold prints and art books, and Luba halted there, tarrying.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick