base on
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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has repeatedly said that securing a base on the Red Sea is a vital national objective for Ethiopia, which lost its coastline when Eritrea gained independence in 1993.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Burnham was also asked by reporters about the UK government seeking to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and pay to lease back the joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Scaling the rocket is critical for most of SpaceX’s major plans, including establishing a base on the moon and putting advanced Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
“This technology will help us find the Rebel scum and their hidden base on Hoth,” he said, referencing the ice planet in the Star Wars universe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
That was especially the case during those first few days when we had set up our base on Cape Torokina.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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