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 The number of troops leaving Germany would amount to 14% of the 36,000 American service members stationed there. Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026 There was a steady cadence of police cars humming past, as well as officers stationed outside the local London Underground station. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 1 May 2026 The weekend, of course, was notable for an assassination attempt, foiled by quick-thinking Secret Service agents stationed outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026 The first-stage booster made its eighth flight and recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026 Since 2022, the Irish have stationed a permanent police liaison officer in the Emirates, and have regularly flown senior police officers and political figures to the Emirates for meetings. Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026 According to the park service, CCC companies were stationed at Mount Morrison and Genesee Mountain, and construction of the amphitheater began in May 1936. Christa Swanson, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 Van Dyke, who is stationed at Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, North Carolina, was charged Thursday with the unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud and making an unlawful monetary transaction. Gary D. Robertson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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  • Miron Muslic was appointed in the summer following his acrimonious departure from Plymouth Argyle, and the Bosnian has built an incredibly consistent, tough team that, unlike its predecessors, responds well to adversity.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Trump appointed Powell as chair in 2017 during his first administration and has for years attempted to pressure the central bank to cut short-term interest rate.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
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  • Authorities say Walton, who was nearly entirely in the roadway, then placed the vehicle in drive and intentionally accelerated forward, striking the victim.
    Stepheny Price , Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2026
  • The delays have often placed the agency in the position of learning of one year’s problems after the subsequent year had largely or completely passed, leaving no time for corrections.
    R.A. Schuetz, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026

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“Stationed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stationed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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