depot
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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
"There is no petrol at the depot for the past four days," said one tanker driver, Abdul Shakoor.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Instead, Garfield's bullet wound had been contaminated with bacteria by his own doctors, starting with the first examination on the dirty floor of the railroad depot.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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