bases
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
noun
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Texas State sophomore right-hander Cade Smith then hit Adrian Lopez with a pitch and walked Augie Lopez to load the bases.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The U.S. military, meanwhile, withdrew from its bases in Syria earlier this year, ending a more than decadelong commitment to the country that began as a mission to fight Islamic State extremists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
It did not say which, but Centcom later said a ballistic missile had been intercepted over Kuwait, where the US has several bases.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Utilities with large, contracted data center customer bases in high-growth corridors are being repriced from regulated infrastructure to strategic AI assets.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
With the bases facing outside, there had been no trouble fitting them: they had simply circled around the central backbone, like a spiral rosette.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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