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depot

[dee-poh, dep-oh] / ˈdi poʊ, ˈdɛp oʊ /


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For six weeks, she was shuttled with other women between detention sites, including al-Mina al-Bary, a bus depot near the market where the UN said hundreds were held in about 70 shipping containers.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

It's close to a major oil depot hit on 7 March and other sensitive sites such as the Ministry of Defence.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Shadi says her father has stopped going for walks after "black rain" fell on him following the nearby oil depot strike.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

A Tehran resident said explosions at the depot violently shook his apartment windows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Grandpa must of been twenty-five at least when he turned over the privy at the depot with a Yankee railroad bigwig in it.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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