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stationed

verb

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 Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency said the Israeli army threw stun grenades where Lebanese army forces were stationed at the entrance to the town of Deir Mimas. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026 An actual big band stationed on a scaffold upstage evokes the roaring ‘20s. — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 The tanks stopped in front of a barricade made from earth, beyond which Lebanese army vehicles were stationed. — September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 The man said that he was stationed at the Andrews Air Force Base hospital from October 1984 to May 2003. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026 Not an app, but a physical machine stationed on set that set off auditory flatulence to help break the tension during dramatic scenes. — Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 When defending corners, Chelsea stationed four attackers upfield in a bid to force Arsenal to keep more players back. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Cars, vans, Vespas and motorcycles are stationed atop curbs, crosswalks and medians. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Delman flew to Texas in December of 2001, encountering a much longer line than usual and the National Guard stationed at the airport. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 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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There was some experimenting with the memoir being all letters, one big letter, or placed interstitially among narrative, but there were always going to be the letters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The defendant attempted to flee the scene, but the victim and his friends gave chase, eventually flagging down a police officer who caught Amin and placed him under arrest, prosecutors said.

— Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

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