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stop sign

noun

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

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The police’s preliminary investigation found that the driver of a 2020 Chevrolet pickup had stopped at the stop sign facing south in the 6000 block of Browning Road. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 Flower Mound police's initial investigation found that the driver of a 2020 Chevy pickup truck was stopped at a stop sign facing south in the 6000 block of Browning Road. S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025 Police said Taylor Steven Brindley drove his Jeep through a stop sign on Center Road and struck a Ford F-150. Gary Klien, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025 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 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 8 Dec. 2025.

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