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stoppage

[stop-ij] / ˈstɒp ɪdʒ /


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Ainsley Maitland-Niles crashed home a thunderous long-range shot as Everton scored in stoppage time to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Manchester United.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

But goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski made the two goals stand up, making six saves before giving up New England’s only goal on Carles Gil’s penalty kick six minutes into second-half stoppage time.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

The 21-year-old Briton has won all 14 of his professional fights, 12 by stoppage, and has established himself as one of the division's most exciting young prospects.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

It took two goals in the final 10 minutes, including one in stoppage time, for his new team to manage a 2-1 victory over Bournemouth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 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

They include food shortages, water contamination, plumbing stoppages, lost mail, and mental health decay, spurring some crew members to jump ship.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

This has led to the stoppages becoming an annoyance not only for supporters, but also for some managers and players.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Football, basketball and baseball are all shot through with timeouts and stoppages, ends of innings and changes of possession.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Strike activity has picked up, too—in each of the past three years, there have been upward of 30 work stoppages involving 1,000 or more employees, according to the Labor Department, the most since the mid-1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 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




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