stoppage
Example Sentences
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A team would have to play with 10 players until the next stoppage, and that must be after at least 60 seconds.
From BBC
The Argentine World Cup winner then slotted in deep into stoppage time and this time the goal did stand despite Hugo Ekitike standing in an offside position earlier in the move.
From Barron's
While labor bottlenecks and safety-related work stoppages could result in construction delays, BRC Asia is managing these risks by taking on smaller projects and reducing its exposure to large projects, she says.
In Sacramento, teachers in the Natomas School District this month voted to authorize a work stoppage after a year of failed negotiations.
The long stoppage led to 12 minutes of added-on time, but Benfica could not use them to find an equaliser, and face an uphill struggle in the Spanish capital next week.
From Barron's
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