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depots

noun

plural of depot

as in warehouses

a building for storing goods a distribution depot for auto parts

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as in armories

a place where military arms are stored the guns and ammunition were stored in a depot in Concord

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Recent Examples of depots This saw Ukrainian forces increasingly put pressure on the Russian operational rear, targeting ammunition depots, logistics hubs, command-and-control facilities, headquarters, and drone operator positions. — Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026 The office of the Medical Dissenter on the Strand was one of Morison’s official London depots for the pills in 1837. — Jim Downs, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026 Ukraine has attacked several Russian oil refineries and fuel depots, slashing Russia’s diesel exports by 75%, according to CNBC. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 The policy directs that rail connections be established with all seaports, land ports, economic zones and inland container depots, with a target of lifting rail’s share of freight to 20 percent. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Since the summer, Russia has used its growing arsenal to unleash wave after wave of strikes on ammunition depots, gas stations, book warehouses, steel factories, power plants, data centers and commercial ships. — New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Ukraine has hit back at Russia by launching long-range drones and missiles at oil refineries and storage depots. — Samya Kullab, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026 Earlier this year, Santa Monica engaged in a legal battle with Waymo over the company’s noisy, disruptive charging depots. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Ukraine's long-range drones have repeatedly targeted Russian fuel depots and industrial plants that are a mainstay of Moscow's economy and war effort. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

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Unlike traditional warehouses, there's no standard spec like square footage or clear height to compare them.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2026
In the first months of the duty, parcel numbers fell by about half in Belgium and the Netherlands, and Dutch customs say more companies appear to be switching to bulk imports stored in EU warehouses.

— Ruqiao Fan, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026

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The work is part of a larger effort statewide to update the National Guard’s armories, as renovations in recent years have either been completed or are planned at many readiness centers, including those in Brainerd, New Ulm, Marshall, Moorhead and Fergus Falls.

— Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire a year ago, but Israel — which says the group has been rebuilding its armories, and that Lebanon is failing in its commitment to disarm it — has ramped up attacks against Hezbollah in recent days.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025

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The Financial Times’ chief foreign affairs commentator explores a geopolitical twilight in which the three nations with the largest nuclear arsenals are led by strongmen, allowing autocrats to exploit new gaps in the global political order.

— Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Most of Iran’s regional neighbors field militaries armed by the US but have slowly begun diversifying their arsenals and formalizing new military alliances amid concerns over Washington’s commitment to defending its allies.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

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