stop work
Example Sentences
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The Orange County's Building Safety's office on Thursday posted a stop work order at the warehouse where animals had been housed.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The kind that document the midday meals of artists and designers who stop work, deliberately, to eat something composed and beautiful.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
He said crews were trained to stop work when they find tree roots and switch from using a backhoe to digging by hand to protect them.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
On Monday, a judge lifted the stop work order for one project off Rhode Island, but the other four that were under construction remain stalled, losing millions of dollars each day.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
“What are we now, then, the House-Elf Liberation Front? I’m not barging into that kitchen and trying to make them stop work, I’m not doing it —” “I’m not asking you to!”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
