stop sign

noun

: a sign telling drivers to stop and wait until they can continue safely

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Imagine the implications in critical sectors: a misclassified MRI scan leading to an incorrect diagnosis, or a self-driving car misinterpreting a stop sign. Jeremy Dodson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 That’s includes when your car is parked or stopped at a traffic signal or stop sign, according to Newport Beach law firm Roberts Jeandron. Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025 Just because this person is pan-handling at the stop sign doesn’t tell me anything about the life story of that person. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Initial reports from police were that the Volvo failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection and was hit by a Mitsubishi Montero SUV that was traveling eastbound on West Grand Avenue. Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stop sign

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“Stop sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20sign. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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