depot
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Fishermen on Thursday blocked the entrance to two ports and a petrol depot in southern France in protest at rising fuel prices linked to the US-Iran war.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
After a single minimally invasive injection, the material changes from a liquid into a smooth, lubricating semisolid depot at body temperature.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Last year, Virgin's plans to launch international services received a boost after the ORR approved its application to share a key rail depot with Eurostar.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Further west, a German military operational command spokesman told AFP on Saturday that drones were detected this week above an army installation in western Germany known to house a large underground depot.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
I would get on the tracks at the depot just past the Cold Sassy tree.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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But while batteries can be bought quickly, the radars, data links, trained crews and repair depots that make a defense function cannot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“It was systematic. They entered the depots and stole everything they could,” said Umaima Abdul-Rahman Al-Sanusi, one of the museum’s curators, as her eyes scanned a shattered display case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of using civilian infrastructure to conceal weapons and fighters, and said it had destroyed arms depots across Gaza.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The roadmap, which has not yet been implemented, states: "A process shall begin to inventory and store heavy weapons, military production sites, weapons depots, and tunnels".
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Everything was up for grabs, from battle plans to spy reports to the locations of supply depots.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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