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way station

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as in station

a regular stopping place a way station for truck drivers

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Recent Examples of way station Manhattan was but a way station. — Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026 The hotel is just a way station, though. — ABC News, 28 May 2026 Many see Jordan as a way station to permanent resettlement in Canada, the United States, or Europe, where the economic opportunities are better. — Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 His songs were a balmy way station. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for way station

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If the phasing is right, Dragon can begin catching the station almost immediately.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
The letter called for greater regional collaboration to keep New England’s remaining nuclear stations operational and to identify potential locations for expansion.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

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