stationing

present participle of station
as in appointing
to assign to a place or position stationed guards around the perimeter of the encampment

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Recent Examples of stationing Also, with Uranus stationing retrograde in Gemini and your fourth house of home, family and living spaces, changes in your personal life could play into these dynamics, whether that’s moving in together or setting new boundaries with family to protect your peace of mind. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Even with the wheels starting to come off the British empire (this show is basically a Downton prequel), a place in English nobility will give the Russell heiress an otherwise unattainable level of social power, stationing her on the uppermost echelon of global influence. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025 That’s your planetary ruler, Mercury, finally stationing direct after weeks of stirring your spiritual sector. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 10 Aug. 2025
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  • The panel, which Kennedy reshaped earlier this year by dismissing its members and appointing some vaccine skeptics, will convene Thursday and Friday in Atlanta.
    Adeola Adeosun Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • For decades, the strongmen had been extremely close, with Hun Sen appointing Thaksin as an economic advisor to the Cambodian government following the 2006 putsch.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • And in this day and age, with so many soccer-specific stadiums in Major League Soccer and in lower division leagues, placing a national team in a baseball stadium would not be a good idea.
    Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • On Wednesday, the NCAA permanently banned three Fresno State players for illicitly placing prop bets on themselves or teammates to over or underperform in certain statistical categories.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Following this, at the 2024 Paris Olympics, after posting the fastest time in the semi-finals, Seville was also forced to face another loss, finishing last in the finals.
    Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • He is known for traveling to different neighborhoods throughout the community, taking photos with residents and posting them on his Instagram account, which has more than 1 million followers.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Stationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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