base of operations
noun phrase
: main offices : headquarters
The company's base of operations is (in) London.
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Jaguar Land Rover employs 38,000 people in Britain, its main base of operations, along with around 6,000 in the rest of the world.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
The location — 7 Lincoln Square, at 67th St. and Columbus Ave. — has been Live's base of operations for 37 years.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
But though its new base of operations for all its programs was not far from the U.S. embassy, there were armed gangs in surrounding neighborhoods.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
His base of operations would be a six-bedroom, $3.7 million townhouse blocks from the U.S. Capitol.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2025
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
The location — 7 Lincoln Square, at 67th St. and Columbus Ave. — has been Live's base of operations for 37 years.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
But though its new base of operations for all its programs was not far from the U.S. embassy, there were armed gangs in surrounding neighborhoods.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
His base of operations would be a six-bedroom, $3.7 million townhouse blocks from the U.S. Capitol.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Base of operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20of%20operations. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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