outpost

Example Sentences

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While NASA’s goal is to establish more of an outpost dedicated to expanding the reach of the U.S., others are planning something straight out of the works of Andy Weir or Robert Heinlein: colonization.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

From the rooftop of his burnt home, Samer Omar, a father-of-four, points out a new track on a nearby hill where settlers are planning another outpost.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

They had been travelling between Puerto Leguizamo and another Amazon outpost nearby.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Now, nearly two centuries later, the restaurant that calls itself the first fine-dining spot in the U.S. is preparing to open its second outpost in Midtown Manhattan despite the rapidly rising price of beef.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

All were camped along Horse Creek, a day’s ride east of Fort Laramie, the Long Knives’ outpost.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III