standstill
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Additional cooling techniques reduce their energy even further, bringing the atomic cloud close to a complete standstill and allowing scientists to maximize the amount of time it can be studied in microgravity.
From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026
Talks on ending the war remain deadlocked, while fighting at the front has been at a standstill.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
In peacetime, about 20% of the world’s crude oil and crude products passed through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been at a standstill since the start of the war in late February.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026
Since the Covid pandemic left resorts like Benidorm virtually deserted and the Spanish tourism industry at a standstill there has been a remarkable recovery.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
A few seconds later the shadow stopped; the light settled to a standstill, casting three unmoving planes of brightness into the room.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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