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 But others take issue with her premise the exercises are unnecessary, arguing that scaling them back puts US forces –– almost 30,000 of them stationed in South Korea and over 50,000 more in nearby Japan –– in a more dangerous situation. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Christy has been stationed in Pensacola, Florida, since May of last year. Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 The tool can also help when an officer normally stationed elsewhere, such as a traffic officer familiar with every violation and statute related to that role, ends up near the beach and needs to confirm certain rules. Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026 Would that mean federal agents stationed around polling places—election suppression with a badge? Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 There were five strobing disco balls stationed around the arena, two in the back and three on the stage. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026 After leaving San Diego in November, the USS Lincoln made one brief port visit and has since been stationed in the Middle East to support military operations against Iran. Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026 The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that the Washington would replace the Lincoln as one of the two aircraft carriers now stationed in the Middle East. ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 Daemon brings troops and his dragon Caraxes, but holds out on laying siege for as long as possible, especially as Ormund has stationed children on the battlements and in front of the gates to the city. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • In 2023, at age 38, he had been appointed to a professorship in sociology of education at the University of Cambridge, becoming the youngest Black professor in the institution’s 800-year history.
    Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Glasner sought the advice of former Forest midfielder Andy Reid — who has been appointed as the head of football development this summer — to ask which of the young players were ready to be involved in Portugal.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • That has taken the costly burden of insurance risk and physical danger of Iranian attacks away from commercial shippers and placed it on the US government and the oil producers themselves.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Where Nick Woltemade fits into how Jaissle wants to play is unclear and his compatriot has proven to be an early question mark, while even Joelinton will not be easily placed within this formation.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Stationed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationed. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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