traffic stop
noun
plural traffic stops
: an instance of police stopping a driver (as for speeding or a broken taillight)
She was pulled over for a routine traffic stop.
an officer making a traffic stop
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Anyone with information pertaining to the house fire or the traffic stop is asked to contact Det.
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Jillian Ellison, IndyStar, 28 Nov. 2025
Detectives located the suspect vehicle in Fairfield during a traffic stop.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Since late September, hundreds of federal, state and local law enforcement personnel tied to the Memphis Safe Task Force have made traffic stops, served warrants and searched for fugitives in the city of about 610,000 people.
—Adrian Sainz The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
Police said Vallance was arrested during a traffic stop near his home.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
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Jillian Ellison, IndyStar, 28 Nov. 2025
Detectives located the suspect vehicle in Fairfield during a traffic stop.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Since late September, hundreds of federal, state and local law enforcement personnel tied to the Memphis Safe Task Force have made traffic stops, served warrants and searched for fugitives in the city of about 610,000 people.
—Adrian Sainz The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
Police said Vallance was arrested during a traffic stop near his home.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Traffic stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20stop. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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