traffic stop
noun
plural traffic stops
: an instance of police stopping a driver (as for speeding or a broken taillight)
She was pulled over for a routine traffic stop.
an officer making a traffic stop
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In 2021 in Minneapolis, Daunte Wright, a Black man, was shot and killed after a traffic stop escalated into a violent altercation.
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Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
He was returned to the United States weeks later after a grand jury secured charges on human smuggling allegations tied to a 2022 Tennessee traffic stop.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2025
There were a total of 317 traffic stops, and 199 traffic services offered on Thursday.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2025
One of the dustups was over a traffic stop involving Mendenhall's daughter.
—Tim Evans, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
He was returned to the United States weeks later after a grand jury secured charges on human smuggling allegations tied to a 2022 Tennessee traffic stop.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2025
There were a total of 317 traffic stops, and 199 traffic services offered on Thursday.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2025
One of the dustups was over a traffic stop involving Mendenhall's daughter.
—Tim Evans, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Traffic stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20stop. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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