stoppage
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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
Los Angeles is the behemoth everyone hates, to the point their spending and dominance may result in an extended lockout and work stoppage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The UK is in talks with US authorities over a potential stoppage of diesel exports and has started preparing for a ban, Chancellor John Healey has told BBC News.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 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
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
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
In Delhi, many mid-block crossings have been replaced by U-turns to reduce stoppages, forcing pedestrians onto foot overbridges.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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
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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