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a distribution depot for auto parts
the guns and ammunition were stored in a depot in Concord
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The popular depot, known for its vast selection of storage bins, shelving units and home decor, has been struggling for a while now.
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Other notable sites adjacent to the explosions include an open weapons depot 11 kilometers [7 miles] away, and several installations with mobile anti-aircraft missiles and antennas for electronic warfare.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Israel’s destruction of the country’s military infrastructure, including the naval fleet and traditional weapons depots, also severely weakens the new state and reduces its ability to secure the country from internal and external threats.
—Gregory D. Koblentz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
That injustice continues, as far as residents are concerned, in the form of at least one weapons depot, hidden in a residential compound in Sayyida Zaynab that locals say was once an Iran-Hezbollah base.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Other notable sites adjacent to the explosions include an open weapons depot 11 kilometers [7 miles] away, and several installations with mobile anti-aircraft missiles and antennas for electronic warfare.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Israel’s destruction of the country’s military infrastructure, including the naval fleet and traditional weapons depots, also severely weakens the new state and reduces its ability to secure the country from internal and external threats.
—Gregory D. Koblentz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
That injustice continues, as far as residents are concerned, in the form of at least one weapons depot, hidden in a residential compound in Sayyida Zaynab that locals say was once an Iran-Hezbollah base.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Depot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depot. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.
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1
: a place of deposit for goods : storehouse
2
: a place where military supplies are kept or where troops are assembled and trained
3
: a building for railroad or bus passengers or freight : station
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