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This hovering is more commonly known as “stalling,” and occurs when a hurricane more or less grinds to a halt.

On Monday, de Blasio called for a temporary halt to protests until after the funerals of the two slain officers.

Nevetheless, Democratic rule has not only failed to halt the trend, but appears to have accelerated it.

My golden age comes to a halt with the ascendancy of music videos.

With both branches of Congress now under Republican control, we should act to halt those power grabs, too.

The formation of neologisms is a natural process that no amount of outrage can halt.

The general commanded a halt, and ordered the men to refresh and strengthen themselves by food and drink.

As they were passing a place where the bushes grew thickly by the side of the road, they received a gruff command to halt.

Here they called a halt for a time, and began to hunt vigorously in all directions, aiming at every species of game.

Such an admission, coming from her brave lips, warned Frank that he must call a halt regardless of loss of time.

They come to a halt suddenly, before a little huddling figure, with its face hidden in its arms, crouched beside a crooked rail.