effectively halt
Frequency: 6.00.5 per million words
to stop something in a way that produces the intended result
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Examples (10)
- The strike effectively halted production at the factory.
- New regulations effectively halted the spread of the disease.
- The court order effectively halted all construction work on the site.
- Bad weather effectively halted rescue operations for several days.
- The embargo effectively halted trade between the two countries.
- Budget cuts have effectively halted progress on the research project.
- The intervention effectively halted the decline in student performance.
- Security concerns effectively halted the development of the new software.
- The scandal effectively halted his political career.
- International pressure effectively halted the controversial practice.