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station

[stay-shuhn] / ˈsteɪ ʃən /




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Combined with the "stationary" monitors already in place, 20 to 30 volunteers at each threatened polling station acted as a strong deterrent, he believes, and prevented intimidation or fraud.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Elita Mtiyesa, a teacher, arrived at a filling station after collecting her children from school.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

They know how to find the nearest battery swapping station on their own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

According to the station, the blaze began in the 24000 block of Railroad Avenue, near the intersection of Market Street.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

I untangle the headpiece from my hair and leave my station, but in the retiring room, the dress stares at me and I stare at it and I don’t want to wear this uniform again.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Located on the surface of these cells, the receptors work much like docking stations, capturing LDL cholesterol circulating in the blood and bringing it inside for processing.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Last weekend, the DE civic action group in Hungary sent 70 election monitors to Serbia, to work with students' movement representatives, visiting polling stations in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Utilities also retreated in August, led by a contraction in electric power activity as nuclear stations in Ontario and New Brunswick underwent maintenance outages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

More than 40 Paris metro stations will be closed and tram services will also be disrupted.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

September 29, 1977: Salyut 6 is the first space station equipped with docking stations on either end, which allow for two vehicles to dock at once.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

The US still does not have an ambassador stationed in Brasilia, and Brazil's ambassador to Washington finds herself in limbo after her US visa was revoked.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Standardising roles - deciding who stood where, who needed to be heard at what moment and where equipment was stationed - allowed for a faster, more efficient response.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

When they visited him, they found him under a tangle of tubes, with guards stationed outside his hospital room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Diplomats stationed in the Saudi capital were sheltering in place and international schools took safety measures on Thursday, diplomats and residents told AFP, after explosions echoed across the city.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Sale signs were stationed all over the store and taped on the windows too.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Game of Thrones' US creator was heavily involved in the play, stationing a representative in rehearsals at all times, and he attended the opening night in Stratford on Saturday.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

Now when he does his homework like he did this spring, stationing himself in front of a pitching machine, calling out balls and strikes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

The agreement that allowed the U.S. to build the base at the time is still in effect, but stationing soldiers in the most isolated part of Greenland would be a huge logistical challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

We ended up stationing Styx in the flowerbed outside our bedroom.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon


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