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station

[stay-shuhn] / ˈsteɪ ʃən /




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The Safeway gas station down the road was charging $5.55 a gallon for unleaded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The telescope also played a significant role during the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969, serving as an important receiving station for communications from the historic mission.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

With a Metro D Line station planned nearby, Ryan expects the Hammer to become a point of entry to the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

A major river in Nepal has flooded, sweeping away houses, bridges and damaging a part of hydropower station, authorities have said.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

I noticed the large body of water as we approached the town, and the electricity-generating station, wondering if Akosombo looked anything like this.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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

Authorities deployed thousands of security personnel across central Delhi for a third straight day, erecting heavy metal barricades and closing key metro stations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Police could not confirm those details, but video from local news stations showed L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

At least 45 metro stations were shut and Delhi's main railway stations were shut with major train services cancelled.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Lara assures everyone that she’s seen the rules on her father’s desk and that it’s basically a massive obstacle course with little stations where we have to answer supernatural trivia questions.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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

A board majority also defeated a proposal to let school communities or a principal decide if an officer should be stationed at a high school — either permanently or temporarily.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Ballard is a lance-corporal with the Third Marine Expeditionary Force stationed on the island, according to a U.S. official.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The journalist reported seeing firefighters attempting to extinguish a blaze at the energy giant's Riyadh refinery, located south of the capital, while ambulances and police vehicles were stationed near the facility.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

I see all the miniature townsmen and townswomen stationed throughout this imaginary village.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

Imagine the hospital responded by stationing security guards outside the sliding doors to prevent patients from entering.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

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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