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Liquor of every ferocity and quality lasted as long as the money held out, and bordellos were a way station on wild nights on the town.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
As a melting pot, rather than a way station, Turkey could provide much-need sanctuary and slow the tide of migrants overwhelming the West, as well as repair its reputation and spur its flagging economy.
—David Lepeska, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2015
But then the country was invaded by the Nazis, who turned the university and seminary into a prison and way station for concentration camps.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
Eventually, Antone’s would host legends like B.B. King, Muddy Waters and James Brown, but the club also became a home base for local talents and an essential way station for traveling blues men whose careers teetered on the verge of obscurity.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
As a melting pot, rather than a way station, Turkey could provide much-need sanctuary and slow the tide of migrants overwhelming the West, as well as repair its reputation and spur its flagging economy.
—David Lepeska, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2015
But then the country was invaded by the Nazis, who turned the university and seminary into a prison and way station for concentration camps.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
Eventually, Antone’s would host legends like B.B. King, Muddy Waters and James Brown, but the club also became a home base for local talents and an essential way station for traveling blues men whose careers teetered on the verge of obscurity.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Way station.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/way%20station. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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