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  • plural of stop.
  • present tense form of stop (3rd person singular).
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stops

British  
/ stɒps /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) any one of several card games in which players must play their cards in certain sequences

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That’s a reference to how it would be darker and colder on winter mornings for children walking to their bus stops and schools.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

When a Maradona, and later a Messi, reaches the summit of the game, it stops being purely personal.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

In June, they rafted the South Fork of the American River, along with stops in Old Sacramento and, last of all, Columbia State Historic Park.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

So halting traffic stops … sounds like a good thing?

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Before long it was time to go, since I had a few more stops to make on Ida B’s Avenue of Atonement.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

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