as in to stop (by or in)
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Recent Examples of stop (over)
Teresa Grøtan (tr. Caroline Waight), The Dial, 12 Nov. 2024
One was at a stopover at a DHL logistics center at an airport in the city of Leipzig, according to Thomas Haldenwang, head of the German intelligence service.
—Vanessa Gera, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Nov. 2024
In the study, the researchers focused on noting which species were present together and which species didn’t overlap at a stopover site.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
New York City is a key stopover for migratory birds from the Atlantic flyway.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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My feet were throbbing — courtesy of a pair of much-too expensive and much-too tight shoes purchased during our stopover in Rome — and my body was weakened after more than a month of diarrhoea and vomiting.
—Teresa Grøtan (tr. Caroline Waight), The Dial, 12 Nov. 2024
One was at a stopover at a DHL logistics center at an airport in the city of Leipzig, according to Thomas Haldenwang, head of the German intelligence service.
—Vanessa Gera, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Nov. 2024
In the study, the researchers focused on noting which species were present together and which species didn’t overlap at a stopover site.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
New York City is a key stopover for migratory birds from the Atlantic flyway.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Stop (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop%20%28over%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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