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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According to the paper, the UK is the first country to be given access to Kyiv's vast "Avenger Labs" repository, which includes data that will be used to train technology at British military bases.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Asked about civilian deaths, he says the Taliban targeted US convoys and that civilians were urged to stay away from foreign bases.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

"More globally, this work is a step forward in the combined use of laboratory experiments and AI to decipher the information that is embedded in the sequence of the DNA bases in humans," said Kadonaga.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

Your kid is no longer striking out with the bases loaded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

It’s played with two bases, one for someone taking the role of a lion and the other for children whom the lion “hunts.”

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

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