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bus shelter

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noun

  1. a covered structure at a bus stop providing protection against the weather for people waiting for a bus

"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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A bus shelter ad might get a brand visibility, Ms. Bunten said, but creating events and spaces for customers creates a much stronger emotional connection.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2024

Others called it an "insult" and an inappropriate space for prayer, with criticisms including: "I thought it was a bus shelter" and "I've never seen something so ridiculous".

From BBC Nov. 23, 2023

First thing’s first: La Sombrita is not a bus shelter, and it was not funded with government money.

From Los Angeles Times May 25, 2023

It’s the one by the bus shelter at the entrance to the Denny Triangle at Denny Way and Stewart Street.

From Seattle Times Mar. 10, 2023

The bus shelter in front of the school had a flowerbed with the toughest roses in Bakersfield.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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