citadel
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Closer to the border, the citadel in the village of Shamaa was also partly destroyed by the Israeli military.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
But nowadays, at the citadel, faces shown on panels about the city's history have been painted black.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
And discovered his house was built on a medieval citadel.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
During a lull in heavy rain late Friday, a torchbearer lit a cauldron in front of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple, on the citadel that dominates the Athens skyline and is Greece’s top tourist draw.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
At all costs, the citadel must appear abandoned.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Wakanda: With a wave of his hand, he’ll evoke lush jungles and shimmering citadels as the film “Black Panther” screens overhead.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
Public buildings such as bathhouses were quite large, as were the protective city walls and citadels.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Lebanon has five other sites on UNESCO's World Heritage list, most of them citadels and ancient temples.
From Reuters ● Feb. 5, 2023
I think the retreat from the Lost Cause has also meant a kind of raising of new citadels around the idea of the nation.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2021
Now a few affluent evangelicals are directing their attention and money at some of the tallest citadels of the secular elite: Ivy League universities.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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