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bus stop

British  

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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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

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

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

Mullin — on behalf of several immigrant rights groups, Villegas and two other mmigrants picked up at a bus stop, and two U.S. citizens, one of whom was held despite showing agents his identification.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

When I get close to the bus stop, I notice three different groups of kids.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

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