Name: Why the @#$ is there so...
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Description: When traffic comes to a near standstill for no apparent reason, it’s called a phantom traffic jam. A phantom traffic jam is an emergent phenomenon whose behavior takes on a life of its own, greater than the sum of its parts. But in spite of this, we can actually model these jams, even understand the principles that shape them—

J. D. Martinez

I had to lower my hands, I had to work my hips a different way. I also had to stride to get the power. I'd always been a standstill hitter and had to generate power from my upper body. Basically, I had to change everything I was doing. It was really difficult.

American Athlete

Wolfgang Ketterle

Zero kelvin is the lowest possible temperature. At absolute zero, all motion comes to a standstill. It is obvious that a lower temperature is not feasible because there is no velocity smaller than zero and no energy content less than nothing.

German Physicist

Deepti Naval

The idea is not to reinvent myself by venturing into different media because my film career has come to a standstill, but I have the urge to interpret life through different media.

Indian Actress

John Adams

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago.

American President

Johann Rupert

Trends carry on forever, until they stop. I want to be around after things come to a standstill. As a result, I tend to be pretty conservative.

South African Businessman

Jenna Ushkowitz

If you say, 'You've made it,' then you kind of come to a standstill, and I don't think any actor wants to do that.

South Korean Actress

John Belushi

Rock n' roll is at a standstill, I think - and comedy is taking its place as something exciting.

American Comedian

James Cash Penney

Success cannot come from standstill men. Methods change and men must change with them.

American Businessman

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Whenever life's at a standstill, I need some action.

Swedish Athlete

Mason Cooley

American Writer

Used when something or someone literally stops moving.

Literal Stop

Describes a situation where there is a metaphorical halt in what was ongoing.

Metaphoric Halt

Refers to an interruption or halt due to unforeseen events.

Unexpected Events

Standstill due to differences in opinion or disagreement among people.

Disagreement Pause

When negotiations stop because no agreement can be reached.

Negotiation Breakdown

Indicates a halt in progress, often due to an external or internal barrier.

Progress Block

 When traffic comes to a near standstill for no apparent reason, it’s called a phantom traffic jam. A phantom traffic jam is an emergent phenomenon whose behavior takes on a life of its own, greater than the sum of its parts. But in spite of this, we can actually model these jams, even understand the principles that shape them—

Why the @#$ is there so...

 fishing and shrimping is at a standstill and the oil keeps creeping into the marshes I can't even think about leaving it what ana where the economy is where you gonna go and look the largest oil spill in US history is killing wildlife contaminating beaches and marshes

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 that I can think of in recorded human history you have had a literal standstill of the major economies of the world large parts of the major economies of the world which have literally just stopped functioning the basic principle of economic exchange is not happening

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 to a standstill. Ten people brought 20 million people to a standstill, and this traveled around the world. This is what radicals can do with openness. This was done nearly four years ago. What could terrorists do today with the technologies available that we have?

Marc Goodman: A vision...

 old ruddy jungle comes to a standstill it's not even cold yesterday they said it was too cold to snow what does that even mean they must have known it was coming where are the gritters that's what i want to know it comes every year

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 through time to save energy for her babies a female has to cut her own energy use almost to nothing special hormones slow her to a standstill and she goes into a deep sleep that will last for months

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 progress in compute power is coming to a standstill. The magic is just about spent. The timing couldn't be worse. We rarely talk about it, but for all that we've accomplished with computers,

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 Special hormones slow her to a standstill and she goes into a deep sleep that will last for months. She won't eat, drink or defecate. She'll just lie there and get ever thinner.

Pregnant Polar Bear...

 people to a standstill and this travelled around the world this is what radicals can do with openness this was done nearly four years what could terrorists do today with the

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 But for every disaster we had, the marathon found ways to bring people together. In 2005, our prime minister was assassinated, and the country came to a complete standstill,

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