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station

[stey-shuhn] / ˈsteɪ ʃən /




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An arrest affidavit indicated Woods said he was looking at his cellphone and changing the radio station when the crash occurred.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Assistant Chief Constable Andy Ryan said a mobile police station had been set up in Stanley Park to gather information.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Fannin collected video of wild mangabeys at the Taï Forest Monkey Project field station in Ivory Coast.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

The Nepal Electricity Authority said 11 hydropower stations and one solar power station, with a combined capacity of 431.1 megawatts, had stopped operating.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

Dalton nudges me and points at Hannah, walking out of the gas station with a backpack slung over her shoulder.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

They include too few real-time monitoring stations in the fastest-flowing Chure catchments.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

She used GPS stations that received signals from more than 30 satellites orbiting Earth from roughly 25,000 kilometers away.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

Perello also cited Dove’s on-site activation, which he said helps eventgoers feel put together despite the seasonal heat, with product touch-ups and cooling stations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

The Nepal Electricity Authority said 11 hydropower stations and one solar power station, with a combined capacity of 431.1 megawatts, had stopped operating.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

The whaling stations on the island were all on the northeast coast.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Marines stationed in Japan were transferred to the Middle East in March.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

During World War II, 17 homesick soldiers stationed in the South Pacific wrote a letter home to Long Beach, which appeared on the front page of a 1945 edition of the Press-Telegram.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Historical records indicate that a small military garrison was stationed at the mission after British attacks on missions became more frequent in the early 1700s.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

On Monday, the brother shared videos with AFP showing settlers riding quad bikes past the house while Israeli forces were stationed outside.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

But the next year, in March 1936, Hitler stationed troops in the Rhineland, the buffer zone between Germany and France.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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

From BBC Jun. 5, 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

Pratt wonders if there are creative solutions, such as bolstering the sheep population by bringing in animals raised elsewhere or stationing guard dogs around the herds.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 2025

In recent weeks, masked federal agents have raided car washes and other businesses in Southern California, even stationing themselves outside Dodger Stadium.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2025

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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