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outpost

[out-pohst] / ˈaʊtˌpoʊst /
NOUN
remote station
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Over the last decade, Namgyal and Higdon have created a small Himalayan outpost here, one based on hard work, mutual respect and above all, a devotion to yaks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Madrid had rushed security personnel and equipment to the North African outpost that it has run for centuries.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Our travel columnist Dawn Gilbertson tested the newest Miami outpost of PS, a private luxury terminal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 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

I studied the little outpost, and feeling the diviners eyes on me, I came to the only reasonable conclusion.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

And the Marines might struggle to get large numbers of FPV drones to isolated island outposts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

"Since they will be limited by the few resources they brought from Earth, anything they find on the moon will help them basically live off the land, especially for longer-term missions or outposts."

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

It is rare for an international media organisation like the BBC to be allowed into these outposts.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

In the past few months, it’s opened outposts in Miami and Dallas/Fort Worth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Particularly important, the Teotihuacan-backed dynasty took over several outposts on the Usumacinta River system, Yucatan’s most important trade route.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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