base of operations
noun phrase
: main offices : headquarters
The company's base of operations is (in) London.
Examples of base of operations in a Sentence
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The series shoots abroad, with London's Leavesden Studios serving as their primary base of operations.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 May 2024
And in a secure location, away from the prying eyes of airport workers and visitors, the skeletal construction of a base of operations for a new international force is taking shape.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 May 2024
Built in 2021, the farm has become a base of operations for settler attacks led by Yinon Levi, the farm’s owner.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press April 30 show the USNS Roy P. Benavidez about 6.8 miles (11 kilometers) from the port on shore, where the base of operations for the project is being built by the Israeli military.
—Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2024
The Haskell library served as a base of operations for the university community’s efforts.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Rogers reported that Ivanka initially considered transforming the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for first ladies, into a suite of offices for herself and other members of the Trump family.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Three more arrests would come the next day as LAPD investigators recovered more high-end items from the group’s base of operations.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Last month, the city opened a Safe Commercial Corridor hub across the street from the Gallery Place Metro station, a base of operations for public health workers.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 May 2024
And in a secure location, away from the prying eyes of airport workers and visitors, the skeletal construction of a base of operations for a new international force is taking shape.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 May 2024
Built in 2021, the farm has become a base of operations for settler attacks led by Yinon Levi, the farm’s owner.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press April 30 show the USNS Roy P. Benavidez about 6.8 miles (11 kilometers) from the port on shore, where the base of operations for the project is being built by the Israeli military.
—Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2024
The Haskell library served as a base of operations for the university community’s efforts.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Rogers reported that Ivanka initially considered transforming the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for first ladies, into a suite of offices for herself and other members of the Trump family.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Three more arrests would come the next day as LAPD investigators recovered more high-end items from the group’s base of operations.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Last month, the city opened a Safe Commercial Corridor hub across the street from the Gallery Place Metro station, a base of operations for public health workers.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Base of operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20of%20operations. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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