depot

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In late March at the annual Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tenn., Georgia Anne Muldrow bounced on sparkling silver high-heeled boots at Jackson Terminal, a former railroad freight depot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"Iran has closed the border from their side. The depot is lying empty," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

A Tehran resident said explosions at the depot violently shook his apartment windows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

European and British authorities launched a joint investigation after several self-igniting parcels detonated in Germany, Poland and at a DHL depot in the UK in 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

It pulled past the depot a little way and, with steam hissing and brakes squeaking, it stopped.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls