outpost
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And Carnegie Mellon gets an outpost in the South, a region increasingly appealing to many college students, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Extremist settlers had set up an illegal outpost close to Jalud and besieged three houses, including two belonging to the al-Tubasis' sons who are married with young daughters.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
We drove past an undeveloped beach—no facilities, just a handful of people taking a dip—and up to a viewpoint where there was a military outpost containing one soldier and his dog.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
They keep the outpost simple—a water trailer, solar panels, cheap building materials—to make replacing it easier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
It was as if Ba had brought us to some remote outpost.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Compromised cameras include license-plate readers and security cameras near strategic sites and places where soldiers gather, including military outposts in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Military officials and analysts said the outposts were mainly being used for routine security tasks and were tactical rather than permanent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The "new generation" focused on building small illegal outposts and agricultural projects without permits from Israeli authorities -- a strategy known as "minimum people on maximum land".
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Such troops are much less likely than regular soldiers to dismantle illegal outposts, experts say.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Langley Air Force Base and Fort Monroe moved forward to integrate the housing and the schools on their bases; as federal outposts, they were bound to comply with federal law.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
