stoppage
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A previous attempt at launch was abruptly scrubbed just as the booster began to ignite, in an automatic stoppage that occurred after some engines did not start.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
"You could see he wasn't bothered about the stoppage, he just needed those priceless rounds. But this fight against Wach is one he will not lose under any circumstances. It's ceremonial."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Argentina seized control, with Enzo Fernandez levelling in the 85th minute before Lautaro Martinez headed Lionel Messi's cross home in stoppage time to complete a remarkable comeback.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
It is the car industry’s first factory stoppage addressing humanoid robots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
It encouraged the leaders of twenty-four separate steel worker craft unions to come together under the banner of the AFL and stage a national work stoppage.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Albanian Prenga enters the fight with an impressive record of his own, having achieved all of his 20 victories with stoppages while suffering only one defeat.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Prenga's previous three contests have all ended in first-round stoppages, but he has never faced anyone close to Joshua's calibre and remains largely unknown, even among boxing's most avid followers.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Experts say even a partial halt in Samsung's operations could prove damaging -- though the union argues that production stoppages have already occurred in the past for reasons related to maintenance and equipment inspections.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
The kiss cams and sing-alongs and air horns and thunder sticks are all integrated into the game, not reserved for stoppages in play.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Before 1919 was over, in an unprecedented demonstration of labor unrest, there would be thirty-six hundred work stoppages involving four million workers or one-fifth of the nation’s labor force.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
