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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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Hernandez, then 18 years old, worked in a convenience store near the bus stop.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

No one who got off at the bus stop in front of the mural wanted to talk, so we went inside USA Donut and spoke to John Son, whose family owns the small business.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

But standing at a bus stop, Maria Djmanca echoes Defalco, saying there is "too much rubbish in the streets".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Or the 13-year-old who was picked up by police at a bus stop in Everett, Massachusetts, on suspicion of threatening a peer.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

"He went that way—see that bus stop down the street?"

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

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