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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She, along with Chad Mecca, 23, were found at an Illinois truck stop shortly thereafter.
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
After their Sunday truck stop arrest, body camera footage showed Geyser and Mecca being transported through the interior cameras of separate patrol cars.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 29 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
After their Sunday truck stop arrest, body camera footage showed Geyser and Mecca being transported through the interior cameras of separate patrol cars.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 29 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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“Truck stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truck%20stop. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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