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depot

[dee-poh, dep-oh] / ˈdi poʊ, ˈdɛp oʊ /


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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

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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