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Stoppages have fallen from 64 seconds in 2023-24 to 48 seconds this season, which includes announcements inside stadiums.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Stoppages in play for serious injuries are relatively common during NFL games.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2023

Stoppages on the ice happen for all sorts of reasons, but two of the most common are offsides and icing.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2021

Stoppages for video review of seemingly every play.

From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2015

And the Commanders of every Corps ought to take Care that their Men form themselves into Messes, and that Stoppages be made for buying them Provisions.

From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald