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stop sign

noun

: a sign telling drivers to stop and wait until they can continue safely

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Lopez-Suazo took a series of right turns and went back to the address in the 600 block of East Rose Avenue and, in doing so, ran a stop sign and was nearly struck by oncoming traffic, according to the probable cause statement. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2025 The 2025 Judicial Council of California’s Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedule lists a base fine of $70 for failing to stop at a stop sign. Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025 Prosecutors said Hyden was drunk when his Ford F-150 pickup truck first ran through a stop sign at 39 mph at an intersection in Manhattan's Lower East Side neighborhood on July 4, 2024. Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025 With Kenneth up again, his next challenge was to pick who—between an old woman, a young boy, and a stop sign—gave him his black eye. William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stop sign

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“Stop sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20sign. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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