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bases

1 American  
[bey-seez] / ˈbeɪ siz /

noun

  1. plural of basis.


bases 2 American  
[bey-siz] / ˈbeɪ sɪz /

noun

  1. plural of base.


bases 1 British  
/ ˈbeɪsiːz /

noun

  1. the plural of basis

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bases 2 British  
/ ˈbeɪsɪz /

noun

  1. the plural of base 1

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But few players were swifter around the bases, and managers enlisted him as a pinch runner in close, late-innings games.

From Los Angeles Times

The U.S. bases submarines in Guam, but China could hit the U.S. territory with a missile barrage early, possibly knocking out the island’s military facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

It also has significant stockpiles of short-range missiles capable of reaching U.S. bases in the Gulf and ships in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as antiship cruise missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The capabilities we unlock by making space-based data centers a reality will fund and enable self-growing bases on the Moon, an entire civilization on Mars and ultimately expansion to the Universe,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

He warned that Tehran would target US bases in the region if the US attacked Iranian territory.

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