stationing

verb

Definition of stationingnext
present participle of station
as in appointing
to assign to a place or position stationed guards around the perimeter of the encampment

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  1. appointing
  2. placing
  3. posting
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  • The five-member Board of Supervisors would then be tasked with appointing an interim district attorney, a scenario that’s never before happened in the county.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • In response, Southwest said its board had made every effort to reach a constructive resolution with Elliott, including providing a settlement framework for appointing as many as three of the activist’s nominees.
    Mary Schlangenstein, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of appointing
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  • Witnesses told investigators that Thomas was seen hours later struggling to drag something wrapped in a blue tarp down the apartment building stairs before placing the tarp in Abraham’s car, according to the affidavit.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In California, for example, placing an infant in a private child-care center cost an average of $19,547 per year in 2021, according to the nonprofit Child Care Aware.
    Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of placing
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  • Maryland’s new law, effective October 1, 2024, mandates posting minimum and maximum salary ranges in internal and external postings.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Private equity has followed a rocky path, with leveraged buyouts posting only an 8% return last year, the lowest in over a decade.
    Don Muir, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of posting
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