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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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Military bases lost their dominant position in 2022, the most recent year for which IRS data is available.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jennie Murray, President and CEO of the immigration advocacy group the National Immigration Forum, told BBC Verify she was present at the US military bases where evacuees were initially processed.

From BBC

The only nations ahead of them had very small supporter bases: the Faroe Islands, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Lithuania and Luxembourg.

From BBC

Suspicious drones have disrupted flights and hovered around military bases and critical infrastructure across Europe, and rogue ships dragging anchors have damaged undersea cables and pipelines in the Baltic Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tinubu on Tuesday said: "In response to the recent kidnappings and acts of terrorism, I have ordered a full security cordon over" thick forests where the gangs have bases.

From Barron's

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