one-stop
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of one-stop
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Coca was one of the dozens of applicants who drop in daily to Los Angeles County’s One-Stop Permit Center for Eaton fire rebuilding.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite the convenience of the one-stop concept, the process is so convoluted that some left frustrated and confused.
From Los Angeles Times
Crystal Nerone has made repeated trips to the one-stop center to understand in advance every hoop they’ll have to jump through.
From Los Angeles Times
At the county’s one-stop center, applicants coming and going expressed both frustration with the process and gratitude for having a single location to take all their questions.
From Los Angeles Times
Those numbers illustrate one of the key factors that delay projects, said Katherine Luna, who makes frequent visits to the one-stop center while shepherding 27 rebuilding projects through the system as a project manager for J. Aldric Burch Construction.
From Los Angeles Times
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