one-stop
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of one-stop
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Given that stopping under a safety car saves nine seconds of race time over a pit stop under green-flag conditions, and that this would have been a one-stop race had it not been for Pirelli's prescriptions, a pit stop was a no-brainer.
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Everyone else, figuring on the difficulty of overtaking around the Lusail track, and on the fact that this was a one-stop race in which they were being forced by Pirelli to do two, decided to stop and lock in their track position.
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He explains that when they let Norris switch to a one-stop in Hungary, "Andrea and I were like, 'This ain't gonna work.' But it was a free punt, and Lando drove brilliantly."
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In Hungary, Norris was allowed to switch to a one-stop strategy after a bad start left him fifth, and ended up beating Piastri, whose two-stop from an early second place saw him spend the final laps trying and failing to pass Norris for the win.
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Among its recommendations is a "one-stop" commission for nuclear decisions.
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