as in to stop (by or in)
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Julie Bielenberg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Floating alone where the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans meet, this island nation was long considered too out-of-the-way for travelers … until airlines like Icelandair started luring Americans with cheap flights to Europe that included a stopover in Iceland.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
This Monegasque stopover was Pope Leo's first foreign trip of 2026, and kicks off the Holy Father's vast world tour.
—Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 28 Mar. 2026
Founded in 1905 and incorporated in 1911, Las Vegas was meant to be a stopover for the railroad.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
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What was originally designed as a stopover for travelers heading to Yellowstone today offers guests activities like horseback riding, hiking, and canoeing in the summer and snowmobiling, tubing, and ice fishing during the winter.
—Julie Bielenberg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Floating alone where the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans meet, this island nation was long considered too out-of-the-way for travelers … until airlines like Icelandair started luring Americans with cheap flights to Europe that included a stopover in Iceland.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
This Monegasque stopover was Pope Leo's first foreign trip of 2026, and kicks off the Holy Father's vast world tour.
—Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 28 Mar. 2026
Founded in 1905 and incorporated in 1911, Las Vegas was meant to be a stopover for the railroad.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
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At each stop, around 90% of tickets were distributed to farmers, workers, and students and—partnering with Maya Penn, a 26-year-old organizer and the leader of the Dear Everything Youth Council—the production left some $20,000 for local groups working in the climate space.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
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The stores became a first stop for Hollywood stylists pulling looks for celebrities like Nicole Byer and Megan Stalter and an essential destination for out-of-town plus-size travelers who often came from communities where a store like the Plus Bus didn’t exist.—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Stop (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop%20%28over%29. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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