whistle-stop
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Elections follow technology from newspapers to Teddy Roosevelt’s whistle-stop train tours, radio addresses, newsreels and sweaty Richard Nixon vs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
There were many such elegantly choreographed moments in this whistle-stop visit to the Vatican, a city state where every corner could be a postcard, creaking under the weight of its own history and architectural splendour.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025
A successful Oscar campaign makes a series of whistle-stop speeches.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2025
A whistle-stop tour of Lincoln’s body is framed as a flashy PR strategy.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024
A whistle-stop was just a little platform by the track where people would stand and wave the train down.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
