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 More than 2,000 police officers have been stationed in the capital since Saturday morning in preparation for the event. Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 26 July 2026 Also notable are the kayak and paddleboard rentals stationed right on the water. Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026 The diplomats, stationed at embassies and consulates across seven countries — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar and Oman — have packed and unpacked their bags with every ceasefire announcement. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 July 2026 During the school week, additional transit staff will be stationed at shuttle stops to help students and other riders. Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 Home to the Army's 1st Cavalry Division, there are some 34,000 soldiers stationed at Fort Hood. Steven Beynon, ABC News, 23 July 2026 Gravity-1, a distinctively squat and stubby rocket, launched Tuesday night (July 21) from the deck of a ship stationed off the coast of Shanghai. Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 July 2026 Coady had been attending classes virtually while stationed in Kuwait, the AP reported. Chantelle Lee, Time, 20 July 2026 Hensel was now a Nazi major stationed in Paris during the Occupation. Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
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  • After his final deployment, he was appointed director of Missouri’s Show-Me Heroes program, a workforce development partnership between the Missouri National Guard, the governor’s office and the Missouri Division of Workforce Development.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • In 2024, Robert Hur, a special prosecutor appointed by the Justice Department concluded that although Biden brought some classified documents to his home, that criminal charges were not warranted.
    Nina Totenberg, NPR, 25 July 2026
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  • The statement did not explicitly reject or endorse the constitutional amendment, which Republican lawmakers placed on the ballot.
    Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • Another criminalist testified earlier in the multi-day probable cause hearing that several Clorox-type wipes covered in brown stains were found in an inner trash bag placed inside the outer bag.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

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“Stationed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationed. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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