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stopover

[stop-oh-ver] / ˈstɒpˌoʊ vər /


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On the way to Switzerland, on a stopover in Doha, he woke at 4 a.m. to write his Davos speech in a single two-hour sitting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Singapore Airlines currently has the world's longest flight - between Singapore and New York - and Terry notes the route proves people are willing to pay "significantly more" to eliminate a stopover.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

It made a scheduled stopover in Ghana -- which is itself a hub for third-country deportations -- just after 1300 GMT on Friday, according to public flight data.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

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

From Slate Feb. 28, 2026

It was her favorite stopover that summer because of the Bellamar caves nearby.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

The use of the docks took place between 2016 and 2019 after president Barack Obama eased the US embargo on Cuba to allow cruise ships to make stopovers there.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

But, I’m trying to avoid stopovers in Dubai or Qatar in case of cancellation or further disruption, but that is making it trickier to plan, too.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

The military flights to the Altiplano prison required stopovers to pick up men from across Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

Scientists have tracked the virus along migratory routes and stopovers, among wild birds in rural areas and commercial poultry operations and, most recently, among cattle on dairy farms.

From New York Times Apr. 9, 2024

Aside from the occasional refueling stopovers of Pan American World Airways planes, nothing interesting ever happened there.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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