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sojourn

[soh-jurn, soh-jurn, soh-jurn] / ˈsoʊ dʒɜrn, ˈsoʊ dʒɜrn, soʊˈdʒɜrn /
NOUN
brief travel; visit
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Titian’s Roman sojourn lasted more than six months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Two of the astronauts will get into Starship HLS and descend to the moon’s surface for a roughly one-week sojourn.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

He was back in Zimbabwe colours in late 2020, a "better bowler" for his sojourn in England.

From BBC • May 21, 2025

Recorded in large part during the band’s sojourn to New Orleans, the record positively brims with energy and musical timbre.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025

All that ended abruptly the day his father returned from a sojourn in King’s Landing.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin