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 In recent hearings and again Friday, pool cameras for the media were stationed at the rear of the courtroom, behind Robinson. Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026 His face, always stationed somewhere halfway to hangdog, seems to gain 20 new creases carved deep into his skin, accentuating his mournful eyes and his excruciated, heartbroken smile. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Abel pleaded guilty in October 2024 to assaulting two police officers with a deadly weapon and attacking another person when he was stationed in Coronado, according to California court records. Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Abel enlisted in the Navy in 2020 and served as a petty officer in California, but was later accused of and pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers in 2024 where he was stationed. Irene Wright, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 The area, which is about 70 miles from Camp Lejeune, is a popular destination for Marines stationed at the East Coast’s largest Marine Corps base. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 Court records show that Olaolukitan Adon Abel, whose name appears in different variations in court and government records, pleaded guilty in California in October 2024 to assaulting two police officers with a deadly weapon and attacking another person when he was stationed at Naval Base Coronado. ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 Artists will be stationed around the galleries to meet with visitors and show off their works in progress. Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026 They would be stationed about a million kilometers from Earth, located in space the same distance from each other as their distance from Earth. Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
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  • Spreitzer, meanwhile, pointed to an August executive order that would allow a presidentially appointed individual to have the final say on grant solicitations and approvals.
    Fiona Bork, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Starmer claims he wasn’t told that Mandelson failed security vetting before being appointed; the Foreign Office overruled the decision without informing the prime minister.
    Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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  • Horton exited his second start of the year in Cleveland on April 3 and was placed on the IL the next day.
    Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
  • He was placed onto a stretcher and lifted into an ambulance.
    Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026

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“Stationed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationed. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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