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 Those excluded were primarily nurses, cooks and janitors stationed at state hospitals and prisons. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 As for the Desert Boot, the silhouette was originally designed in the 1940s by Nathan Clark and took inspiration from boots worn by off-duty British Army officers while stationed in Egypt during World War II. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 By 1920, the group would raise $5 million from the American public, build 36 camp library buildings, and distribute more than 10 million books and magazines to soldiers stationed at 5,000 locations across the United States and Europe. — April White, JSTOR Daily, 23 Sep. 2026 The suspect fired a shotgun at a Belleville police officer who was stationed outside the synagogue, according to Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the province's civilian police watchdog, which is investigating the shooting. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026 Ceer models will be built at a dedicated complex in the King Abdullah Economic City just north of Jeddah, and suppliers will also be stationed nearby. — Chad Kirchner, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026 Kingsolver came into the world in 1955 in Annapolis, Maryland, where her father, Wendell, was stationed after being drafted into the Navy, and where her mother, Virginia, suffered from what was likely postpartum depression. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 The grieving mother told the outlet that her daughter and Lowrance — who was stationed at Fort Wainwright in Alaska, per KTUU — were considering getting engaged. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026 While the outage was ongoing, university staff were stationed at residence halls to help students who couldn't get into buildings, and students were told to use main entrances. — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
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  • In 2011, the World Health Organization appointed Peng a Goodwill Ambassador for tuberculosis and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Coincidentally, Robinson had previously appointed one of the three judges, Justice Justin Dewey, who was presiding over the case.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
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  • Trump’s performance as president has always been layered with a certain amount of shtick, especially when he’s placed in his preferred setting, which is standing before a microphone in front of a rapturous crowd.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • As the industry evolves, so do the expectations placed on the next generation of beauty professionals.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Stationed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationed. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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