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depot

[dee-poh, dep-oh] / ˈdi poʊ, ˈdɛp oʊ /


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In late March at the annual Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tenn., Georgia Anne Muldrow bounced on sparkling silver high-heeled boots at Jackson Terminal, a former railroad freight depot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Shadi says her father has stopped going for walks after "black rain" fell on him following the nearby oil depot strike.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

The depot is the beating heart of the Iranian oil industry, storing and loading most of its crude oil exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

But Mazhar Mahmood, a tanker driver's assistant, said: "The drivers went to the depot today as well, but the depot staff said there is no fuel available."

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Uncle Camp had gone to work early that day, and since Papa thought any lady taking a train should have somebody see her off, he told me to drive Aunt Loma to the depot.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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