whistlestop

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Joined by a business delegation, the conservative leader will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, then travel to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on a whistlestop tour that concludes Friday.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

It's a whistlestop guide to selected slices of history, with each person's story told in two or three minutes, and the entire show taking about 45 minutes.

From BBC • May 1, 2025

The mayor also went to Ecuador and Mexico during his whistlestop tour, where he visited shelters for migrants and spoke to local legislators.

From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2023

Instagram is all about engagement: following, liking and commenting on the right accounts to lure them back to yours, so Wilkins, whose miniature dachshund @lovelylettice also has an account, gives me a whistlestop tutorial.

From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2019

His first task is to assemble a rag-tag skeleton staff of hacks, distinguished more by their availability than their ability, picked up on a whistlestop tour of Fleet Street’s pubs.

From Economist • Jul. 6, 2017