base of operations
noun phrase
: main offices : headquarters
The company's base of operations is (in) London.
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By the thirties, however, light pollution had made the center of Rome inhospitable to the observatory, and the Pope—now Pius XI—offered the use of Castel Gandolfo as a future base of operations.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
The team, part of California Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 3 based in Menlo Park, landed in Austin early Wednesday and drove about 90 minutes to their base of operations, Schlice said.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
In March, the airline opened its newest base of operations at the airport, with plans to add 50 new jobs.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025
The festival reached a 10 year-deal with city officials after an extensive search for a new base of operations.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
The team, part of California Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 3 based in Menlo Park, landed in Austin early Wednesday and drove about 90 minutes to their base of operations, Schlice said.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
In March, the airline opened its newest base of operations at the airport, with plans to add 50 new jobs.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025
The festival reached a 10 year-deal with city officials after an extensive search for a new base of operations.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Base of operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20of%20operations. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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