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bases

¹ American

[bey-seez] / ˈbeɪ siz /

noun

plural of basis.

bases ² American

[bey-siz] / ˈbeɪ sɪz /

noun

plural of base.

bases ¹ British

/ ˈbeɪsiːz /

noun

the plural of basis

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bases ² British

/ ˈbeɪsɪz /

noun

the plural of base 1

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Qatar's state-run energy firm said it had halted liquefied natural gas production following Iranian attacks on facilities at two of its main gas processing bases.

From Barron's

The military has also suspended a trusted traveler program that enables specified individuals to enter bases without obtaining visitors’ passes.

From Los Angeles Times

The United Kingdom has dropped its refusal to allow the US to use its bases.

From BBC

On Sunday Starmer announced that he had agreed to a US request to use British military bases for a "specific and limited defensive purpose".

From Barron's

Macron said the eight European countries could take part in exercises of France's air-launched nuclear capacity – or force de frappe - and also host air bases where France's nuclear bombers could be stationed.

From BBC

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