stoppage
Example Sentences
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In time spent watching football - not including stoppage time or extra time - that works out at 522,360 minutes.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
This tentative deal is a promising signal that the Writers Guild could avoid a strike after 2023’s historic work stoppage that lasted 148 days.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
CAF stripped Senegal of its title on March 17, over the team's angry departure from the pitch after a penalty was awarded to Morocco late in second-half stoppage time.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
At the same stage of his career, Joshua beat Gary Cornish to register a 14th stoppage and was selling out the O2 Arena.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Yes, there was warning—years of it, in fact—but public service announcements about conservation are a whole lot different from a total stoppage.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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