home base
noun
1
: the place in which someone or something lives or operates
The company's home base is in New York.
She returned to her home base after a long month of traveling.
2
baseball
: the base that a runner must touch in order to score
The runner was tagged out at home base.
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The Asian nation has been rapidly expanding outside of its home base to flood markets with more affordable, subsidized vehicles in South America and Europe.
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Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
For the length of the World Cup, this Kansas college town of about 96,000 has been the home base for Algeria's national team.
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Chris Dong,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
If not, they're trucked to a contractor's home base, like Valley Paving in Monticello, to be used on future projects.
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Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Its home base was Mosque Maryam on the South Side of Chicago, where the couple lived.
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Julie Carr Smyth,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
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Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
For the length of the World Cup, this Kansas college town of about 96,000 has been the home base for Algeria's national team.
—
Chris Dong,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
If not, they're trucked to a contractor's home base, like Valley Paving in Monticello, to be used on future projects.
—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Its home base was Mosque Maryam on the South Side of Chicago, where the couple lived.
—
Julie Carr Smyth,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
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“Home base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20base. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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