basing

Example Sentences

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By basing itself in Irvine, Calif., the Americans have chosen something closer to a corporate retreat—and SoFi Stadium—than a luxury resort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

True, I am basing this conclusion on the mere 20 companies that had reported as of April 14.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Michael Gates is basing his run for California attorney general on his decade-long reign as Huntington Beach’s top lawman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The Secretary General told CNN that he pointed out that "the large majority of European nations has been helpful with basing, with logistics, with overflights".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The only real difference was that instead of basing their numbers on 60 as the Babylonians did, the Mayans had a vigesimal, base-20 system that had the remnants of an earlier base-10 system in it.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife