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outpost

[out-pohst] / ˈaʊtˌpoʊst /
NOUN
remote station
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Israeli media reported that damage was caused to four buildings in an outpost near the Israeli settlement of Itamar, in the north of the occupied West Bank, as a result of a missile interception.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Kronstadt is the main outpost of the Russian Navy's Baltic Fleet.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Trendy Erewhon, the reigning Rolls-Royce of grocery stores, has fallen behind in rent payments for its Culver City outpost, its landlord says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

"People are trooping to the Hakimpur border check-post since Tuesday after hearing that crossover to Bangladesh is possible from this outpost," senior state police official Subrata Saha told AFP at the site.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

A business-suited exodus emptied the train when we hit 110th Street, the last outpost of affluent Manhattan, and we were finally able to sit down.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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