siege
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“A Siege of Owls” leans heavily on magical realism to account for these jumps in setting.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Traffic in the valley, especially on summer weekends, had become legendary by the end of the 2010s, inspiring think pieces with headlines such as “Inside Yosemite’s Traffic Meltdown” and “The Siege of Yosemite Valley.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Pretzel’s lore intensified amid the Siege of Vienna in 1529, when the Ottoman Empire attempted to capture the city by digging extensive lines of trenches.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
During the Civil War it was a Royalist stronghold used as a hideout for supporters during the Siege of Bradford.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
I’d rather spend a month at the Siege of King’s Port than one day at my stupid school.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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