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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

Over the weekend, Israel announced that it had recaptured the outpost, built around 1137.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

It traces Chizuko's travels and gastronomic adventures across the colonial outpost, and the intimate relationship she develops with her Taiwanese interpreter Chizuru.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The officer at the outpost sent the “suspicious papers” to Washington—who never received them—and sent Anderson, under guard, to Arnold.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen




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