truck stop
noun
: a facility especially for truckers that is usually by a highway and that includes a diner, fuel pumps, and a garage
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One day later, authorities in Posen, Illinois – located roughly 25 miles south of Chicago – received a report regarding a male and female loitering behind a truck stop.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Following a massive search, Geyser and her companion were captured on Sunday night at a Posen, Illinois, truck stop, more than 165 miles from Geyser's group home.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
Geyser was found this past weekend at a truck stop in the south Chicago suburb of Posen, Illinois, the Posen Police Department confirmed early Monday.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
On Sunday, officers in Posen responded to a report of people loitering behind a truck stop building and discovered a man and a woman sleeping on the sidewalk, police said.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Following a massive search, Geyser and her companion were captured on Sunday night at a Posen, Illinois, truck stop, more than 165 miles from Geyser's group home.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
Geyser was found this past weekend at a truck stop in the south Chicago suburb of Posen, Illinois, the Posen Police Department confirmed early Monday.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
On Sunday, officers in Posen responded to a report of people loitering behind a truck stop building and discovered a man and a woman sleeping on the sidewalk, police said.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Truck stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truck%20stop. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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