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station

[stey-shuhn] / ˈsteɪ ʃən /




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Air-superiority missions, for instance, would require them to sortie and remain “on station” in Taiwan’s vicinity for a time before returning, which isn’t viable from Guam, Heginbotham said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Seismic activity is recorded by 80 monitoring stations around the UK, operated by BSG.

From BBC

It got eaten by machines and resurrected by station agents with near-mythical patience.

From Salon

Historically, most of the U.K.’s electricity came from coal-fired power stations in the center of the country, which transmitted out across the island.

From The Wall Street Journal

At polling stations that had seen large queues form during the 2020 election, a much smaller number of voters trickled in.

From The Wall Street Journal