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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

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

Following his sojourn in Europe and a brief stint back stateside, he won another fellowship to study in Mexico, where he absorbed the lessons of the activist muralists there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Written as Joel returned to New York following his early-’70s sojourn in Los Angeles, this Ronettes-inspired confection first appeared on the “Turnstiles” LP in 1976.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

All that ended abruptly the day his father returned from a sojourn in King’s Landing.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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