as in to stop (by or in)
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Recent Examples of stop (over)
Raad Al-Remi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
This means that the stopover time in Dubai between your two flights must be the shortest one available.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The Joshua Tree Charging Outpost is more than just a stopover to gain electrons like what is offered in most public charging locations.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
The Trump administration continued the deportation of the migrants after a stopover in Honduras despite a verbal and written order by Boasberg attempting to halt two deportation flights.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
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Once a stopover for thousands of birds migrating between Europe and Asia or Africa, the wetlands around Aden have become a shadow of their former selves.
—Raad Al-Remi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
This means that the stopover time in Dubai between your two flights must be the shortest one available.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The Joshua Tree Charging Outpost is more than just a stopover to gain electrons like what is offered in most public charging locations.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
The Trump administration continued the deportation of the migrants after a stopover in Honduras despite a verbal and written order by Boasberg attempting to halt two deportation flights.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Stop (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop%20%28over%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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