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depot

[dee-poh, dep-oh] / ˈdi poʊ, ˈdɛp oʊ /


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Carter's colleague Claudia Birtles, who was Calocane's care co-ordinator for nearly two years, said at one point she had suggested consideration of a depot.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

In late March at the annual Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tenn., Georgia Anne Muldrow bounced on sparkling silver high-heeled boots at Jackson Terminal, a former railroad freight depot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

It's close to a major oil depot hit on 7 March and other sensitive sites such as the Ministry of Defence.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

The depot is the beating heart of the Iranian oil industry, storing and loading most of its crude oil exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

But instead the depot is all but deserted; only two figures sit on one of the benches on the platform, a man and a woman in black coats.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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