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stoppage

[stop-ij] / ˈstɒp ɪdʒ /


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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

Ten months later he had netted 23 goals in 34 Premier League games, including the one deep into stoppage time that crowned City champions.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Hennessy, who turns 22 on 20 October, stopped Aurora de Persio in May for her second stoppage win in nine bouts.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

The stoppage is the third office-to-residential conversion halted since the former Pfizer headquarters neared partial collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 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

Having matched Martin's 32 stoppages, Serrano believes returning to two-minute rounds for this 12-round bout could deliver the finish.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

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

But, Wainwright added, the prospect of stoppages for thunderstorms in the evening could be advantageous for England, giving them chance to take a break from the effects of the altitude.

From BBC Jul. 4, 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

I can’t believe this: smashing fishbowls and threatening work stoppages is doing great?

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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