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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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Russian ships and submarines heading south from bases around the Arctic region pass through waters between Greenland, Iceland, the U.K. and Norway.

From The Wall Street Journal

Furthermore, software incumbents are moving fast to integrate their own AI capabilities directly into their massive installed customer bases.

From MarketWatch

Many US bases and assets are located in the Gulf.

From Barron's

The drills made the point that Chinese forces could try to cut off any assistance coming from U.S. bases in Okinawa, Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. can use bases in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to stage fighters and other aircraft for strikes, according to retired Lt.

From The Wall Street Journal

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