home base
AmericanEtymology
Origin of home base
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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In its French home base, the group is letting 200 staff go in voluntary departures from its Paris HQ.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
He pictures the theme park as the culmination of these ventures: a home base for his ideas and a haven of family experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Davidson is understood to still have a home base in Brooklyn in the form of a brownstone rental.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
And in the last month, she supercharged venues across the U.S. and Canada on Aries’ Glass Jaw World Tour, capping off her supporting run Wednesday at the Fonda Theatre in L.A., her current home base.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Though the injury to the rapped leg was not serious—the horse was not even lame—he had always worried about that left front suspensory ligament and wanted to be at his home base if trouble developed.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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