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sojourn

[soh-jurn, soh-jurn, soh-jurn] / ˈsoʊ dʒɜrn, ˈsoʊ dʒɜrn, soʊˈdʒɜrn /
NOUN
brief travel; visit
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Those uprisings, later coined the Arab Spring, succeeded in bringing about a short democratic sojourn in Tunisia and a much briefer one in Egypt, but they also unleashed unrest.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

More gave Holbein a place to stay while the painter was in London and became his most important patron during his two-year sojourn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Two of the astronauts will get into Starship HLS and descend to the moon’s surface for a roughly one-week sojourn.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

A striking cremello horse stood out from the rest — a beloved subject for photographers who sojourn here.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

“It’s all well and good that we inconvenienced that maniac,” David said, “but the real haul from Magdalys and Mapper’s little Manhattan sojourn is the paperwork.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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