halting
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This week's rulings came after the appeals court ordered the judge to reconsider the national security implications of halting the work after he temporarily blocked all construction of the ballroom in March.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction, halting the $6.2 billion Nexstar-Tegna merger on antitrust grounds.
From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026
Once bond yields start rising, markets could get spooked, halting the current chase higher for markets.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
She calls her accent “a war crime,” and grows frustrated in class that she can’t easily explain what she’s thinking and feeling in her halting English.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
In the early darkness the halting, hesitant swing of the lantern marked the slow path from fields to pine woods toward the lowlands.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
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