bring a halt to

idiom

: to cause to end : stop
The contract brought a halt to the strike.

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Corpus Christi, Texas City and Freeport are all major shipping hubs for oil, so closures bring a halt to crude exports, as well as shipments to refineries. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 And while all this is being sorted out, the political space to make this theoretical deal a reality and bring a halt to a nearly 250-day war that has killed tens of thousands of people is only narrowing. Joshua Keating, Vox, 12 June 2024 During the Thursday meetings, Mr. Finer articulated the American government’s efforts to bring a halt to the war in Gaza. Erica L. Green, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024 Balgarnie requested that American journalists use their words to try to help bring a halt to the lynching of Black people. Helaine Williams, Arkansas Online, 17 July 2022 The objective is to use the power of sport to put political, social, and economic pressure on government leaders and advisors to bring a halt to atrocious behavior. Lee Igel, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 Hollywood film and television studios are facing a strike by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), which could bring a halt to a wide array of theatrical and streaming productions. Adario Strange, Quartz, 15 Oct. 2021 While Harden was shredding the Spurs, Houston was absorbing its 12th consecutive defeat, squandering a chance to bring a halt to the skid against the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are now 14-21. Marc Stein, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2021

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“Bring a halt to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20a%20halt%20to. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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