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Shawn Scott can radio a soldier sitting in an air-conditioned operations center at another end of the base, without cumbersome transmission poles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Instead, a captain visited from Bletchley Park, the then-secret headquarters of the Government Code and Cypher School, the forerunner of GCHQ, and the base for Allied codebreaking.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Rojas tweaked his back in Game 3 when his feet slid out from under him in the slick grass in shallow right field as he made an on-target throw to first base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
The rescue team set up a mission base near Crowley Lake, at the base of the Sierra, and used topographic matching from Seibert’s photos and cell phone forensics to establish a search pattern.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Frank and Barbara got their own three-bedroom trailer on base and were assigned two maids and a gardener.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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There may be a baser motive at play: money.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
But it can also enhance our baser instincts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
But it also quite consciously plays to the baser side of us that takes cold comfort, even joy, at the miseries of the hyperwealthy.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
When they try to save guinea pigs from an animal testing lab, though, their baser instincts take over and Snake ends up swallowing the poor creatures instead of freeing them.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
“My poor, hungry little bird, soon you will be freed from your baser appetites.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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But the effect on most of its victims was to bring out their basest instincts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
For all the hate that is out there, churned from the basest of motives and used to exploit parents, this is not Florida and it is not 1978.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
Detractors said the app catered to the basest human interests — celebrity gossip, scandal, disaster and violence — to keep users hooked as long as possible.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
They prefer stuff like "Warrior Poet Society," because it flatters their basest instincts.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2022
It WAS basest betrayal to think of anything but Theresa, but they had no choice.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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Military base-related income accounts for around five percent of the region's annual total, and some argue that the bases create jobs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Nuclear reactors at bases would mean less pollution and reduced electricity rates for civilians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
In defence news, following the series of arrests at UK air bases, the Times adds that the country's most senior military officer "insists" the bases are secure.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Then in the top of the seventh inning, the Dodgers loaded the bases with a single from Teoscar Hernández, a walk from pinch-hitting rookie Josue De Paula, and a five-pitch walk from Kyle Tucker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
A second problem arose with fitting the bases inside the helix: the precise measurement of the outer backbone became crucial.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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The returns advertised draw on hypothetical data based on the past 15 years—a period that included 11 years with double-digit stock-market gains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Shares of the Roundhill ETF should rise and fall based on the value of the option contracts that it holds.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
“The return date is subject to change based on evolving conditions,” a city announcement said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
She had estimated that, based on her current earnings trajectory, she would repay her loan in 11 years.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
I like to guess what people will order, based on what they’re wearing, how they walk, what accent they have.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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Despite being a lifelong Sunderland fan, Chandler admits basing his team on Kevin Keegan's Newcastle - with entertainment even placed above winning.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The PCE reading is unlikely to cause much trouble for markets, as analysts seem to have a good handle on it, basing their estimates on the consumer- and producer-price index reports from earlier in September.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026
Israel is one of the locations being considered for basing, according to two of the officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
She has been a major figure in Burnham's Makerfield campaign, basing herself in the constituency, and is line for a big cabinet job.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
The mockingjay that Bonnie and Twill are basing all their hopes on.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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