stationed

Definition of stationednext
past tense of station
as in appointed
to assign to a place or position stationed guards around the perimeter of the encampment

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Recent Examples of stationed This would have required security guards stationed at each turnstile to step in and investigate. Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 May 2026 Mauro was born in England, where his father was stationed for work. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026 Police will be stationed at major intersections in the area to direct the flow of traffic along MD-198, Whiskey Bottom Road, and Brock Bridge Road. Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 May 2026 Eventually, Gabriela and Esme moved to Charleston, South Carolina, where Ian was stationed during one of his deployments, and the couple planned a surprise reunion at Esme’s daycare. Ronnie Li, USA Today, 14 May 2026 Then he was donated to NAU and stationed by the ticket office of the university’s Walkup Skydome. Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 The two leaders also inspected an Egyptian squadron of Rafale fighter jets stationed in the UAE, according to pictures posted by the UAE’s defense ministry on X. Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 8 May 2026 Zaragoza stationed his men on the high ground, hidden behind cacti, behind walls of dilapidated forts, in ditches. Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 May 2026 In addition to the two deputies stationed inside the board room during meetings, the sheriff’s office also scans bags and uses a magnetometer for visitors. A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
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  • And, last month, Mamdani appointed a Close Rikers czar, Dana Kaplan, who will oversee the effort from City Hall.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • Unlike regular federal court judges, a magistrate judge is not appointed by the president.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
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  • Additional images showed an unknown number of snakes curled on top of one another inside a large crate that was placed in the back of an officer’s vehicle.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
  • However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 15 May 2026

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“Stationed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationed. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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