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
Dutchman Verhoeven exceeded expectations before suffering a controversial 11th-round stoppage defeat, and wants a rematch.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 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
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
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
The company has experienced no equipment-related production stoppages since 2014, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Today, the 1994 strike remains one of the most damaging work stoppages in American sports history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Itauma's progress has been marked by destructive stoppages over Dillian Whyte and Jermaine Franklin.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
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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