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as in base
the place from which a commander runs operations
the scout went straight to the large tent in the center of the camp, correctly assuming that it served as the division's headquarters
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The company plans to lay off roughly 104 employees at its San Francisco headquarters in April, according to a Thursday letter to the California Employment Development Department.
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Although Shein and Temu have moved their headquarters out of China in recent years, much of their operations and suppliers remain in the country.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
In December, over a two-hour lunch at The Occidental, a Washington restaurant nestled between the White House and FBI headquarters, Wilkins spoke breezily about her life as the girlfriend of the FBI director.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
In recent years, Halcyon House hasn’t served as a house at all—the seller, Sachiko Kuno, used the property as the headquarters for a nonprofit accelerator program supporting social-impact ventures.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2026
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Although Shein and Temu have moved their headquarters out of China in recent years, much of their operations and suppliers remain in the country.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
In December, over a two-hour lunch at The Occidental, a Washington restaurant nestled between the White House and FBI headquarters, Wilkins spoke breezily about her life as the girlfriend of the FBI director.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
In recent years, Halcyon House hasn’t served as a house at all—the seller, Sachiko Kuno, used the property as the headquarters for a nonprofit accelerator program supporting social-impact ventures.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for headquarters
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“Headquarters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headquarters. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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