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turnoff

[turn-awf, -of] / ˈtɜrnˌɔf, -ˌɒf /


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Along Portugal’s main north-south highway, there are more than enough bland American-style rest stops, but one turnoff decidedly worth the detour is the 45-minute road to Batalha.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

So, it’s understandable if the iShares quality ETF, QUAL, goes for a little more, but it’s a bigger turnoff that it does so after having underperformed since its launch in 2013.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

"Peter Dutton's face behind him was a huge turnoff - for me personally too."

From BBC • May 7, 2025

I was recently driving around Gold County when I followed a turnoff onto a narrow, forested road toward Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

Instead, he took the turnoff that led to the servants’ quarters behind the pool house.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix