standstill
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In the Strait of Hormuz, meanwhile, the Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday that two tankers attempting to transit the strait "were hit by explosions, resulting in massive fires that brought them to a standstill".
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Mark Pelesh, a retired attorney who lives in Chevy Chase, Md., recalls how the Washington Redskins’ glory years in the 1980s and early 1990s brought the region to a standstill every Sunday afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
If shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a standstill, however, that could end up costing consumers more at the pump.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Before Portugal played Croatia, excitement spilled on to the roads, with fans briefly bringing one of the Canadian city's main highways to a standstill to try to catch a glimpse of Ronaldo.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Now we’re at a complete standstill on the steep road that leads to the top of the island.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
They are noteworthy for their enormous scale, geometric precision and astronomical breadth and accuracy, such as encoding all eight lunar standstills over an 18.6-year cycle.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
Measures could include debt standstills and sharing World Bank-I.M.F. debt sustainability analysis with all creditor nations simultaneously.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
She also wants debt service standstills during restructuring negotiations and an expansion of the framework's remit as many countries holding the bulk of at-risk debt are not poor enough to currently qualify for relief.
From Reuters ● Feb. 17, 2022
The newly-released transcript also features an interview with Rosen in which Weinsheimer again brings the proceedings to several standstills.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2021
Her brain stammered; seemed to fly loose; came to sudden standstills.
From Tatterdemalion by Galsworthy, John
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