base of operations
Example Sentences
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Many ships also disguise their real owners, flying flags that have nothing to do with their true base of operations, he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
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 city was Sánchez’s base of operations as he worked to reclaim the gold mine.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
The raid follows a similar one on Al Jazeera's East Jerusalem base of operations in May.
From Salon • Sep. 22, 2024
Of all the deals that Aaron Giebel had made from his base of operations in Midland during the boom, the hardest part, by his own account, was figuring out which one was the worst.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
