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station

[stey-shuhn] / ˈsteɪ ʃən /




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Before opening the Hollywood location one Friday morning, Dalporto sat down at an effects pedal station with an on-display guitar and demonstrated the various echo and distortion sounds.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

The new deal reaffirms the U.S. right to station troops and build bases in Greenland, but specifies two sites where its military will establish a presence in the short term.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

He agreed to put £250,000 towards the boat and, barely a year after the old station closed, the new boat was officially launched.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

At a petrol station in Willenhall, fuel retailer Shailesh Parekh said rising wholesale costs were affecting both businesses and customers.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

As I approach the station, I keep waiting to be afraid of the sound of a skittering rock, a shadow in the doorway, an unrecognizable voice.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

In response to the growing wildfire threat, Xcel’s recent actions include creating a 60-person mitigation team, deploying hundreds of weather stations and cameras, and undergrounding more power lines over the past two years.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

The facility also contains new studios for Apple Music's radio stations, which will move from their current home in King's Cross, and dedicated rooms for DJ mixes, writing camps and band rehearsals.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

As electricity fails, so do water pumps, sewage treatment, heating systems, fuel stations and mobile phone and internet networks.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

Across from the main entertaining spaces sits a six-stall barn complete with an executive office, staff quarters, three grooming stations, a feed kitchen, and storage.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

At 4:55 they’ll line up single file and enter the control room, church-mouse quiet, and stand behind each of us at their assigned stations.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

The other 5,000 will be stationed in the U.S. and elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

When the United States declared war in June 1812, Byfield was stationed at Fort George on the Niagara River.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

I would not necessarily improve an afternoon at the Montrose Bird Sanctuary by having someone stationed at the exit to hand me a receipt: You saw $46 worth of warblers today.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Sets of instruments were stationed along every wall of the room, fully encompassing us in sound.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

They went to Texas, where he was stationed, quite fortunately, as a teacher, rather than being sent off to war as so many young men were.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

As part of the response, the US is stationing dogs capable of sniffing out screwworms at the borders.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Now when he does his homework like he did this spring, stationing himself in front of a pitching machine, calling out balls and strikes.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2026

After the shooting death on Jan. 7 of Renee Good, Turtle Bread locked its front door during business hours, stationing a staffer there at all times to guard against ICE officers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

Parents started to set up school patrols, stationing volunteers in the parking lot and in their neighborhoods to make sure kids, families and staff could come and go to school safely.

From Salon Jan. 29, 2026

It was George who had the idea of stationing Stuart inside the piano to push the key up the second it was played.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White




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