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outpost

[aut-pohst] / ˈaʊtˌpoʊst /
NOUN
remote station
Synonyms


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And Carnegie Mellon gets an outpost in the South, a region increasingly appealing to many college students, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The other, Mestersvig, is a military outpost now used by the Danish special forces’ Sirius Dogsled Patrol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Re-Oak California has an eighth nursery planned for Irvine, its first outpost in Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

We drove past an undeveloped beach—no facilities, just a handful of people taking a dip—and up to a viewpoint where there was a military outpost containing one soldier and his dog.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

I wonder if we can get help at the next outpost.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

What we witnessed was part of a pattern being repeated day after day, as settler outposts here increase.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

He said his land was now surrounded by seven Jewish settlements and outposts.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Compromised cameras include license-plate readers and security cameras near strategic sites and places where soldiers gather, including military outposts in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The "new generation" focused on building small illegal outposts and agricultural projects without permits from Israeli authorities -- a strategy known as "minimum people on maximum land".

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

“The central hub where the Director and Assistant Director oversee the missions carried out by our agents around the globe. We have outposts on every continent.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston


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