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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

He improved his record to 23 wins in 25 fights but is still searching for his first stoppage win since 2022.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

A 33rd stoppage triumph, in what would be Serrano's 50th professional victory, would give her the most knockout wins in women's boxing history, eclipsing pioneer Christy Martin.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

That stoppage marks the third office-to-residential conversion where work is currently halted since the old Pfizer headquarters neared partial collapse earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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

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 difficulty is the boats trying to get from further afield and whether there's stoppages further out which will prevent them from getting to us."

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Football, basketball and baseball are all shot through with timeouts and stoppages, ends of innings and changes of possession.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

The Labor Department recorded 470 work stoppages involving 1,000 or more employees that year—more than 15 times as many as last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 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