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- noun Plural form of
halt . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
halt .
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Examples
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Because Jose Ferrer was destined to become Emperor of the Known Universe until Kyle McLaughlin halts the flow of spice?
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DEI driver surges to front, claims trophy when rain halts race after 109 of 200 laps.
USATODAY.com 2003
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But it was I who called the halts, and he never made any complaint when we trudged on again.
Dark Piper Norton, Andre 1968
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But the halts were a source of entertainment for the men.
A Padre in France George A. Birmingham 1907
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[Page 112] dogs as carefully as they do their men, for in this case it was the dogs that called the halts; and so the party had to spend hours in their tent which might have been devoted to marching.
The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition Charles Turley 1904
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The listed companies must shut obsolete capacity by the end of September or face financial and administrative penalties, such as halts in new project approvals and lending curbs, the ministry said on its website.
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Such streams of pilgrims crossed the country from various directions, moving towards the sanctuary in the Haut-Quercy, that inns or 'halts' were called into existence on the principal lines of route, and lanterns were set up at night for the guidance of the wanderers.
Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine Edward Harrison Barker 1885
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Here the story kind of halts and becomes very theological.
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Grace halts, clearly ready to turn around, make a beeline.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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His refusal to negotiate with Israel unless it halts settlement building has also resonated positively among Palestinians, blunting anti-government sentiment.
Palestinian protests more muted compared with unrest elsewhere in Middle East 2011
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