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stoppage
/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
the act of stopping or the state of being stopped
something that stops or blocks
a deduction of money, as from pay
an organized cessation of work, as during a strike
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Kang-in Lee closed out the scoring on the final touch of the game, converting a penalty kick seven minutes into stoppage time.
This work stoppage marked SAG-AFTRA’s second video game strike in less than a decade and second overall strike in roughly a year.
But they could not create another chance in the remaining two minutes of stoppage time to force the extra-time period every neutral wanted.
Twice during stoppages in play a giant tactics board came out to redirect the players, and the switch to a back three at half-time proved critical in turning the momentum in the match.
Then several hundred men who had called for the work stoppage were rounded up and held without bail in a specially built “stockade.”
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