stationed

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 An in-house team of experts are stationed at the AVI Spa, offering a selection of unique therapies and signature treatments. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026 Those exercises were to have involved US Marines stationed in the Japanese island of Okinawa, units of which were involved in the blockade of Iranian ports. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 Sets of instruments were stationed along every wall of the room, fully encompassing us in sound. Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Flown today to familiarize new astronauts with working in a high-stress, dynamic environment and maintain pilots’ flight proficiencies, Johnson Space Center currently has a fleet of 14 active T-38 jets stationed out of nearby Ellington Airport. Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 In particular, the photos depict the daily and privileged lives of Nazi concentration camp guards stationed in special housing near the horrors of the camps themselves. Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 Once again, Menon will be stationed in Canada's 56-foot-long Canadarm2 robotic arm, while Adenot will be tethered to the space station. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The first-stage booster for this mission made its fleet-leading 37th trip to space with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026 And despite Flock framing its tools as harmless license plate scanners, its cameras are often spotted stationed over residential and community areas — and even swimming pools. Frank Landymore, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Its board members are appointed by Illinois’ governor and Chicago’s mayor.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Licata and Fort Worth ISD’s Board of Managers implemented the Elevate model for the district’s most struggling campuses shortly after they were appointed to their jobs by the Texas Education Agency as part of its takeover of the district.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • Few have placed bigger bets than Blackstone on the AI revolution, which demands massive funding for large language models and the data centers and energy infrastructure that power them.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The illusion of molten steel was basically water and mineral oil mixed with a little powdered sugar; creative lighting and heaters placed below the cameras—plus a few CGI sparks in the background—did the rest.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Stationed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationed. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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