stop-work
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Lippold noted that Bergum also cited national security threats in August when the administration issued a stop-work order on the Revolution wind project, which was 80% complete.
From Los Angeles Times
A federal judge blocked the stop-work order in September.
From Los Angeles Times
Days later, Rubio issued sweeping stop-work orders to aid programs worldwide.
From Salon
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.
A Florida marketing company laid off five employees after receiving a stop-work order on a federal contract.
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