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station

[stey-shuhn] / ˈsteɪ ʃən /




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Both the father and the mother were called in for questioning at a local police station later on Friday.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Her new show, “Cartwheel,” is a reference to reports in some media that she performed acrobatics in the police station in the aftermath of Kercher’s death.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Smith told the station that Monday was his birthday and he was cutting scraps that day when the fire ignited, trying to earn a few dollars so he could take his wife out to dinner.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

An Australian aviation crew has carried out a daring midwinter mission to rescue a US expedition member from a station in Antarctica in freezing temperatures and total darkness.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Thankfully, a train approaches the station, and Teddy shouts in delight, then narrates what’s happening.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Some services have since been stopping for longer at stations such as Preston to allow passengers to get off and use toilets on platforms.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

The results may also apply to other demanding environments, including submarines, offshore oil platforms, and remote research stations.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

When Russia invaded, 55-year-old Trotsenko -- who was born in Soviet Kazakhstan -- switched from making car charging stations to military robots.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

“Congress never envisioned that local broadcast TV stations would become nothing more than undifferentiated pass-throughs of national programming produced in Hollywood and New York,” Carr said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

With this in mind, the U.S. military built early-warning radar stations in Alaska and Canada.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Two “employees” stationed at the entrance asked whether I was going to the city or the suburbs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The soldier, who was previously stationed at a factory for army equipment, was allegedly attempting to flee across the border into neighbouring Cameroon.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

There were also reports of parents bringing their petitions to Union Army generals stationed in Maryland.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

After completing medical evaluations at the landing site, the crew members will travel by helicopter to Karaganda, Kazakhstan, where recovery teams are stationed.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Nemo was the Fourth US Army Corps, stationed in Saint-Mihiel, leading French and American troops in an attempt to capture the city of Metz.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Imagine the hospital responded by stationing security guards outside the sliding doors to prevent patients from entering.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2026

They proposed stationing key aircraft during a conflict in the western part of the kingdom, a safer distance away from Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

During the Cold War, the U.S. considered stationing nuclear missiles under the ice sheet in Greenland — and never told Greenlanders or Denmark about the secret project.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

This allegedly included the stationing of military personnel and weapons.

From BBC Oct. 7, 2024

“Of course he knows. We had to ask him if he minds the Azkaban guards stationing themselves around the entrances to the school grounds. He wasn’t happy about it, but he agreed.”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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