stop-work
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The stop-work order was issued after the contractor failed to notify the city about two cracked concrete beams on the building’s top floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
City inspectors posted stop-work orders at several campuses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
A federal judge in Virginia overturned a stop-work order, allowing Dominion Energy’s offshore wind farm to resume construction.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
Days later, Rubio issued sweeping stop-work orders to aid programs worldwide.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
In the aftermath of Vought’s stop-work order, employees took to group messages and their union’s Slack channel to share whatever information they could about what was happening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
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