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stopover

[stop-oh-ver] / ˈstɒpˌoʊ vər /


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It made a stopover in the Swedish port of Malmo last week.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

So Sauer’s claim that Murphy forced an unscheduled emergency stopover in Djibouti is just flat-out false.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

The authors report that the tracked eagles paused at many of the same lakes and rivers that a study in the 1980s had already identified as important stopover sites for Bald Eagles.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2025

Washington also nixed a planned stopover in New York in August by Taiwan’s president.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

After our stopover in Cape May we came right up the New Jersey coast.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos