base of operations
Example Sentences
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The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which is sailing off the coast of Oman near the Persian Gulf, could serve as a base of operations for boardings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
The raid follows a similar one on Al Jazeera's East Jerusalem base of operations in May.
From Salon • Sep. 22, 2024
SpaceX, which employs more than 5,000 people in California, according to state records, also already has a large base of operations in the state.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2024
But he acknowledged that if Sinwar had moved his base of operations elsewhere, the attack on the southern city made even less sense.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024
North of New York, Canada was a major base of operations for the Confederate Secret Service.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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