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the place from which a commander runs operations
the scout went straight to the large tent in the center of the camp, correctly assuming that it served as the division's headquarters
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Brigitte had served as Glock’s managing director after her father’s stroke, but in 2010 she was summoned to a meeting in Deutsch-Wagram, the company’s headquarters outside Vienna, and, according to a source close to Brigitte, unceremoniously fired from the firm.
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Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Fred Rosen and the revenue-sharing/exclusivity model In 1982, Fred Rosen was appointed Ticketmaster’s CEO, at which point the company’s headquarters were relocated to Los Angeles, California.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Eddy Moratin jogged down the stairs from his second-floor office at Lift Orlando’s headquarters to the lobby below, welcoming visitors with a first-name greeting and a hug.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The move comes after the company sold its longtime Santa Monica headquarters for $31 million in November and had shed employees in recent years.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
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Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Fred Rosen and the revenue-sharing/exclusivity model In 1982, Fred Rosen was appointed Ticketmaster’s CEO, at which point the company’s headquarters were relocated to Los Angeles, California.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Eddy Moratin jogged down the stairs from his second-floor office at Lift Orlando’s headquarters to the lobby below, welcoming visitors with a first-name greeting and a hug.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The move comes after the company sold its longtime Santa Monica headquarters for $31 million in November and had shed employees in recent years.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Headquarters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headquarters. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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