outpost
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One Palestinian living within sight of Havat Gilad told me she watched the outpost from her window constantly, for signs of an imminent settler attack.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Madrid had rushed security personnel and equipment to the North African outpost that it has run for centuries.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Southern Californian restaurateur Rafi Khan had a clear vision for a new food outpost on a 20-acre ranch he leased in Riverside County earlier this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
PARSONS, Kan.—Residents of this sleepy farming outpost agree on many things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
From our outpost behind the privy we could see Lester and Lloyd and Flopears standing around in the yard, throwing their pocketknives at the ground.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
The Israeli military said on Thursday it had sent forces to the area a second time, overnight, and dismantled two outposts, detaining one Israeli.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Since they will be limited by the few resources they brought from Earth, anything they find on the moon will help them basically live off the land, especially for longer-term missions or outposts."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
None of the outposts we approached around al-Mughayyir responded to our request for an interview.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Earlier this month, at one of its outposts in Manhattan, people were lining up outside in 92-degree heat before the store had even opened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
In the western outposts of the Elmuthaleth—Alkonost and others—they watched for the heat-distorted silhouettes of camel trains to emerge from the emptiness as they always had, but they did not.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
