outpost
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After years of litigation and anticipation, Camarillo is getting its own Costco Wholesale outpost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 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
They keep the outpost simple—a water trailer, solar panels, cheap building materials—to make replacing it easier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The same can be seen around Kochav Hashahar, where the existing settlement has been expanded in multiple directions, with construction of roads, houses and a new settler outpost on surrounding land.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
I walked away from the outpost building toward the shade provided by an old broken statue.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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He joined other hilltop boys, finding purpose over the years living at outposts and acting as a self-appointed protector of the land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Yehuda Cohen Tzedek, a 29-year-old former Hilltop Youth, demonstrated how people at outposts use nail guns to call for help from others nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The Israeli military said on Thursday it had sent forces to the area a second time, overnight, and dismantled two outposts, detaining one Israeli.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 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
“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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