stoppage
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The looming work stoppage serves as an ominous backdrop to a playoff tournament brimming with narratives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
He has spent most of the past nine months recovering from the injury, while Van successfully defended his title once against Tatsuro Taira in May, winning by stoppage in the final round.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Chilean copper producer Antofagasta reduced its production forecast after a freak storm deposited 5 million cubic meters of snow into its Los Pelambres mine in July, causing a stoppage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The 21-year-old Briton has won all 14 of his professional fights, 12 by stoppage, and has established himself as one of the division's most exciting young prospects.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 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
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
The Pfizer failure and work stoppages have raised concerns about the safety of converting old skyscrapers into apartments, as these projects have become more common in several U.S. cities in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Albanian Prenga enters the fight with an impressive record of his own, having achieved all of his 20 victories with stoppages while suffering only one defeat.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 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
