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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

In a ditch near a military outpost on Obeid’s periphery, an army engineer walked through a graveyard of RSF drones shot down in recent days.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 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

Just then, as I was starting to imagine Samir kidnapped by the Rogue Legion or something, I saw Rostam walk out from behind the outpost stables.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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