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She was taught where to shelter if any space weather were to hit the space station.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
On Thursday, she was at the site and told the station temporary chain link fencing was being put up, with a more permanent fence being installed Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Even the National Weather Service’s Oxnard station wasn’t spared — topping out at 87 degrees, besting a record of 85 set in 1931.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
He owns a Mobil gas station on land where authorities want to build the Bakersfield station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Mrs. Sprague switched the TV to a local station, and a familiar face appeared on the screen.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Undersea cables could carry electricity to the port’s facilities, charging stations and equipment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Gravelines, one of the country's biggest nuclear power stations located between Dunkirk and Calais in the Hauts-de-France region, was also closed last August because of jellyfish in its filters.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
In separate catalog updating tests, Starling also generated better onboard predictions of object positions than those supplied by ground stations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
In the Iranian capital, long queues formed at petrol stations after authorities said fuel quotas would be reviewed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Swept up in an outpouring of patriotic fervor, young men flocked to recruiting stations all over Europe.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
The U.S., which had more than 40,000 troops stationed in Iceland during World War II, was the first to recognize the Republic of Iceland after it declared full independence from Denmark in 1944.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
During World War II, 17 homesick soldiers stationed in the South Pacific wrote a letter home to Long Beach, which appeared on the front page of a 1945 edition of the Press-Telegram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Historical records indicate that a small military garrison was stationed at the mission after British attacks on missions became more frequent in the early 1700s.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
On Monday, the brother shared videos with AFP showing settlers riding quad bikes past the house while Israeli forces were stationed outside.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The 586th, whose Yak fighters were stationed in western Ukraine until September 1944, had a creepy and sobering experience between defensive flights during the hot summer.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Imagine the hospital responded by stationing security guards outside the sliding doors to prevent patients from entering.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 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
During World War II, the U.S. took military control of Greenland by stationing troops there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
This allegedly included the stationing of military personnel and weapons.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2024
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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