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station

[stey-shuhn] / ˈsteɪ ʃən /




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The Nepal Electricity Authority said 11 hydropower stations and one solar power station, with a combined capacity of 431.1 megawatts, had stopped operating.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

For my final shellfish meal, I joined the evening crowd at the Shuck Station, a seasonal restaurant in a former gas station owned by Brendan Parsons.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

It's a central area of the city, close to the international Midi train station, where passengers arrive on trains from London and Paris.

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

At the Red Car station, the lights were out, and I realized that the trolleys had probably stopped running for the night.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Undersea cables could carry electricity to the port’s facilities, charging stations and equipment.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

There have been similar issues at other nuclear stations, including at the Torness plant in Scotland in 2011 and Sweden's Oskarshamn plant in 2013, but such cases are rare.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

"Additional analysis of nearby seismic stations, long period seismic waves, and satellite imagery led to the determination that the seismic event was instead a glacial collapse and debris flow, and that no earthquake had occurred."

From Barron's 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

These inexpensive radios could only be tuned to radio stations approved by the Nazi Party.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Helicopters and coastguard boats have been dispatched to the scene, while ambulances have been stationed on the beach.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Yakob and Tatyana, by then in their late 30s, had devoted the majority of their lives to promoting the spread of communism—first in the Soviet Union and then as undercover agents stationed around Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Sets of instruments were stationed along every wall of the room, fully encompassing us in sound.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

"Targeting locations where the Americans are stationed has created fear and anxiety among residents."

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Reporters stationed at the White House picked up additional information.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Huckaby then began stationing Liberty staff in front of every bathroom, letting in only as many people as there were stalls.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

Parents started to set up school patrols, stationing volunteers in the parking lot and in their neighborhoods to make sure kids, families and staff could come and go to school safely.

From Salon Jan. 29, 2026

Pratt wonders if there are creative solutions, such as bolstering the sheep population by bringing in animals raised elsewhere or stationing guard dogs around the herds.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 2025

In recent weeks, masked federal agents have raided car washes and other businesses in Southern California, even stationing themselves outside Dodger Stadium.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2025

“Of course he knows. We had to ask him if he minds the Azkaban guards stationing themselves around the entrances to the school grounds. He wasn’t happy about it, but he agreed.”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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