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outpost

[out-pohst] / ˈaʊtˌpoʊst /
NOUN
remote station
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I had been expecting to reach her at an improbable desert outpost, like a Death Valley library with Wi-Fi, but instead reached her in Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Founded in 2008 by Trevyn and Julian McGowan, the gallery opened a New York outpost this spring with a pair of shows that highlighted the breadth of its homeland’s creativity while extolling its culture.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines will deliver scientific instruments to the Moon as part of NASA's growing Moon Base Program, which aims to create the first long-term outpost on another world.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Andy Burnham has discussed the idea of a new Downing Street outpost in Manchester being run by the future deputy prime minister, the Financial Times reports.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The abbey is fortified and in its time has been an outpost against the Vikings, the French, the English, and the Bretons.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

None of the outposts we approached around al-Mughayyir responded to our request for an interview.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

With new facilities and a tram network to help people get around, national and international businesses began setting up outposts in Manchester, says Swinney.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

The shuttered Hello Kitty experiment animated yet another challenge in scaling raves across Dave & Buster’s many outposts: the sense that these parties are once-in-a-lifetime events that can’t be missed.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

His family’s biggest extravagance was a trip to Applebee’s, the American chain restaurant that once had outposts in the Netherlands.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

It was deserted—the outposts were only active in the spring—and little more than a round lodge made of bone, sod, and animal skins.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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