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bus stop

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noun

  1. a place on a bus route, usually marked by a sign, at which buses stop for passengers to alight and board

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sleeping in flophouses and on bus stop benches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Amundson agreed to watch the bus stop when he got home and to hide him if necessary.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

But there was a bus stop outside they used instead, where they would hang out with “an assortment of characters,” Adkins said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The 17-year-old said he walked with the 16-year-old - who was on an e-scooter - as it was on his way to his bus stop.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

I remember seeing it on her phone my first time at the bus stop.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

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