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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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The government asserted that ICE was trying to locate a target when they approached three men, lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit, at a bus stop in Pasadena, according to the motion.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Private Mohammed Yusuf was caught on Saturday evening at a bus stop in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, military spokesperson Mohammed Goni said the following day.

From BBC Jul. 27, 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

They’re still avoiding me at the bus stop, but maybe if I talk to them alone, they’ll be willing to forgive me.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

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