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standstill

noun as in stop

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It also reports that the strike has brought air traffic at Hanover Airport to a standstill.

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Without GPS, our lives would grind to a halt: in 2017, a government report stated that systematic GPS jamming could bring the UK's financial, electricity and communications systems to a standstill.

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"Unfortunately, it seems we're in a bit of a standstill," says Judah Tana, an Australian who runs an NGO which has for years been helping the victims of trafficking in the scam centres.

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The world remained at a standstill for those families left behind and many more.

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The family had tried to evacuate when flames were visible from their driveway, but with traffic at a standstill in the neighborhood, they turned around.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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