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[stay-shuhn] / ˈsteɪ ʃən /




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Deep cuts: Set in the year 2455, a cryogenically frozen Jason is aboard a space station, waiting to be studied by a collection of young scientists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Passengers and staff were injured on the 18:25 Doncaster-London service on 1 November after it left Peterborough, causing it to make an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon railway station.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

He walked out of a police station on Saturday afternoon, waving to the media and giving a thumbs up as he was driven away, an AFP photographer saw.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

A little queue had formed at the station ATM, where commuters were withdrawing cash to buy physical transit cards so they could get on the train.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Danny marveled at the artwork in the subway station as they emerged somewhere called the Upper West Side.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Thousands of demonstrators converged for a march through Paris, cutting main roads and prompting authorities to close many metro stations in the centre.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Then, for a miserable stretch, several Red Line stations I frequented seemed to stop recognizing it.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

The liquefied-natural-gas exporter plans to build gas-fired power stations to supply data centers, and has already struck deals for equipment with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes Energy Services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

In Indonesia, fuel shortages this week spread to the resort island of Bali, with long lines and warnings that stocks had run out at multiple gas stations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Every Sunday Betsie would scour the papers, British, French, and German as well as our own, since the radio brought in stations from all over Europe, and plan the week’s program of concerts and recitals.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Standardising roles - deciding who stood where, who needed to be heard at what moment and where equipment was stationed - allowed for a faster, more efficient response.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

British units stationed near their U.S. allies would, according to one of Trautman’s correspondents, “beg and borrow” ASEs whenever they could.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The US currently has about 55,000 military personnel stationed in Japan, with the heaviest concentration based on the tropical island prefecture.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Ban Keun could be used as a "convenient stopover" for China's air force, and Chinese personnel may be stationed there, he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Dicey stationed her family by a water fountain and went up to stand in line.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Game of Thrones' US creator was heavily involved in the play, stationing a representative in rehearsals at all times, and he attended the opening night in Stratford on Saturday.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 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

The agreement that allowed the U.S. to build the base at the time is still in effect, but stationing soldiers in the most isolated part of Greenland would be a huge logistical challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 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

“Of course he knows. We had to ask him if he minds the Azkaban guards stationing themselves around the entrances to the school grounds. He wasn’t happy about it, but he agreed.”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling


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