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stopping place



NOUN
halfway house
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For years Galapagos was a favorite stopping place for sailors and pirates, who used giant tortoises as food on their trips.

From NewsForKids.net • Apr. 22, 2024

Once the Fed gets to a stopping place for rate increases, Harker said it will likely have to hold there for a while.

From Reuters • Jan. 12, 2023

On the podcast “Motherly,” Ms. Roshania Patel called The Lily “a stopping place on the internet where we could bring together the best stories on women and gender.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2022

The multi-generational path from Las Vegas and Atlantic City, to Native American casinos, to today’s ubiquitous online gambling looks like one continuous process, with no natural stopping place along the way.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2022

A stopping place is coming with big buildings—and polis with fierce dogs that can smell even fear.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads




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