base of operations
noun phrase
: main offices : headquarters
The company's base of operations is (in) London.
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The White House on Monday started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the first lady, to build President Donald Trump’s $250 million ballroom despite lacking approval for construction from the federal agency that oversees such projects.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Madrid talent and stories reach global audiences with titles like Money Heist, while major platforms, such as Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+ and Prime Video, have chosen Madrid as a base of operations.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
In the years ahead, the groundwork could be laid for a permanent human settlement on Earth's celestial neighbor, which would serve as a base of operations to make possible the first crewed voyages to Mars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The mufti fled Mandatory Palestine but continued to orchestrate terrorism from his initial base of operations in Beirut.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Madrid talent and stories reach global audiences with titles like Money Heist, while major platforms, such as Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+ and Prime Video, have chosen Madrid as a base of operations.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
In the years ahead, the groundwork could be laid for a permanent human settlement on Earth's celestial neighbor, which would serve as a base of operations to make possible the first crewed voyages to Mars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The mufti fled Mandatory Palestine but continued to orchestrate terrorism from his initial base of operations in Beirut.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Base of operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20of%20operations. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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