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stoppage

[stop-ij] / ˈstɒp ɪdʒ /


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Will the game boot it all away with an extended work stoppage?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

You don’t need me to tell you a prolonged work stoppage would be disastrous for a sport that finally got itself some momentum in the past half decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Dutchman Verhoeven exceeded expectations before suffering a controversial 11th-round stoppage defeat, and wants a rematch.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Dubois registers a second successive stoppage victory over Wardley, just five months after climbing off the canvas twice to dethrone his British rival in a thrilling 11-round contest in Manchester.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

But “standard” by then included some remarkable safety technology, like an antilock braking system, which allowed for swifter stoppage time and had first been developed in the 1960s.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

The robots can be thwarted by something as simple as dust buildup, and stoppages can create a cascade of other problems, said some of the people familiar with the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The company has experienced no equipment-related production stoppages since 2014, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Two red flags during final practice had led some teams to have private sweepstakes as to how many stoppages there would be in qualifying, but the session ran cleanly, with no incidents.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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

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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