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station

[stey-shuhn] / ˈsteɪ ʃən /




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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

In a 2-1 split, the agency voted to eliminate the cap and said it would instead review proposed station acquisitions on a case-by-case basis.

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

The station groups say the ability of tech companies such as Google and Netflix to reach every consumer in the U.S. puts them at a disadvantage.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

With the last of my strength, I limped to a hospital near the station.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Carr also believes large media companies such as Disney and NBCUniversal parent Comcast hold too much sway over the stations affiliated with their networks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

That threatens to create a cataclysmic chain reaction, in which every collision creates more space debris and also risks damaging satellites and space stations we’d like to keep operational.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

Trains travelling north from stations including Birmingham New Street and London Euston were subject to delays and cancellations.

From BBC Aug. 6, 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

At television stations, which normally went off the air overnight, executives considered the radical idea of broadcasting news twenty-four hours a day.

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

At the border town of Fnideq, anti-riot vehicles were stationed along the beach where the migrants had swum to Ceuta.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 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

Mr Arellano recalls National Guard vehicles stationed just blocks from his wife's shop during immigration operations, while businesses across the neighbourhood suffered dramatic losses as raids continued.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

There were six thousand Redcoats stationed there, and they’d taken over the city.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

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

From Slate Jun. 26, 2026

As part of the response, the US is stationing dogs capable of sniffing out screwworms at the borders.

From BBC Jun. 5, 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

During World War II, the U.S. took military control of Greenland by stationing troops there.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 7, 2026

It was George who had the idea of stationing Stuart inside the piano to push the key up the second it was played.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White




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