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base

[beys] / beɪs /








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The Artemis II journey was the first crewed mission of NASA's program aiming to install a sustained presence on the Moon, including the eventual construction of a base.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The new landers must carry very significant amounts of infrastructure - equipment, pressurised rovers, the early components of a base.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

That’s because Pratt’s home burned in the January 2025 Palisades fire, making him a sympathetic figure among many voters — especially those living in his Westside base, they say.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

On Wednesday, Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the strikes had shattered Iran’s defense industrial base.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

After slamming her “torpedo” into the side of the Housatonic, she reversed herself and had seemingly set course for her home base on Sullivan’s Island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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