stall
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Tariffs and logistics costs helped knock Shein’s profit and stall its revenue growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
But leaving them in the program too long can stall their learning and limit the other instruction or classes they can take.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
“We already have a struggling economy, but then you take a sledgehammer to one of the more promising sectors of our economy and basically stall any development?” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
She "tested the market" in the local community, running a bookshop market stall and book club before taking the plunge when a vacant unit came up for rent.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Mama was always getting home late ever since she opened her roadside market stall.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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