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 While Tehran is being bombarded, the regime’s security forces have been stationed at checkpoints across the city, searching civilians and confiscating their phones. Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026 Norris discovered martial arts when he was stationed in South Korea while serving in the Air Force. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026 Summers described how the two brothers joined the Navy and were stationed in south Texas during the 1950s. Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026 But there is John DePetro, an independent journalist livestreaming on TikTok, who could recall with remarkable precision where each outlet was stationed at the height of the frenzy. Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026 The person who died was a civilian and military veteran previously stationed at the base. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026 But Deates said in court Wednesday that the trooper was stationed behind a concrete barrier, looking for speeders, and never caught up with the driver of the Cadillac. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026 The new particle was discovered by the LHCb experiment, one of nine detectors stationed around the LHC’s 17-mile-long ring. Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026 Other significant combat elements in the region include the Army's 2nd Infantry Division, stationed to bolster South Korea's frontline against Pyongyang, as well as the Army's 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii and the 11th Airborne Division in Alaska. Chris Boccia, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
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  • Florida’s pace is so brisk that even some law enforcement leaders are questioning all those arrests, including federal judges in the Central Florida region overseeing detention hearings, and Republican sheriffs and police chiefs appointed to the State Immigration Enforcement Council.
    Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Bianco said Friday that the count had started and stopped, but would now resume under the supervision of a special master appointed by a judge.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
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  • His first game was at West Bromwich Albion, where Kinnear was taken ill at the team hotel, leading to Chris Hughton being placed in temporary charge.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • However, on Saturday, the forest service has placed areas along and east of the Interstate 35 corridor, including the Austin metro area and the Hill Country, under a high level of fire danger.
    Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026

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“Stationed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationed. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.

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