stoppage
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The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary ground stoppage on all flights in the United States following a communications issue that affected air traffic control centers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
This seemingly intractable conflict is at the heart of the looming work stoppage that threatens to derail the 2027 season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Incident: Crystal Palace were awarded a penalty three minutes into stoppage time for a foul by Milos Kerkez on Dario Osorio.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Deep into stoppage time, Ainsley Maitland-Niles drove home from long range to deny the visitors.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 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
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Today, the 1994 strike remains one of the most damaging work stoppages in American sports history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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
Instead, managers are using the stoppages to pass on tactical instructions, with fresh ideas and plans often changing the momentum of matches almost immediately.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 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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