Words similar to halt

Example sentences for: halt

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The Washington Post goes with the revelation that last fall, just weeks after gaining China's pledge to halt assistance to Iran's nuclear programs (elicited in return for allowing American firms to sell nuclear reactors to China), the Clinton administration discovered and protested China's secret negotiations with Iran regarding shipping it material used to make weapons-grade uranium.
In 1995, Clinton and the Republicans refused to compromise on appropriations, the government ground to a halt, and voters blamed the GOP.
And the United States and France, among other nations, urged Israel and Lebanon to halt the spread of violence along their border.
Using the Endangered Species Act, Suckling has sued to halt logging, ranching, cattle grazing, and construction throughout wide swaths of the Southwest.
But take away the telephone and the world grinds to a halt.