base of operations

noun phrase

: main offices : headquarters

The company's base of operations is (in) London.

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The interview took place back on Elliott Key, which police and paramedics were using as a base of operations following the crash. —

David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 Establishing a permanent human presence on and around the moon could serve as a base of operations for future missions to Mars in the future. —

Nate Chute, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Feb. 2024 Blackbeard made the region his base of operations until his death in 1718, when the island returned to being a bustling port. —

Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025 The new outfit will serve as a bridge linking Western Europe with Eastern Europe, Vasilyev hopes, while also connecting with his current base of operations in Moldova. —

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