bulwark
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We saw it repeatedly called a bulwark of liberty.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
He added: “But if history is any guide, the tables will turn and the day will come when those disappointed by today’s result will appreciate the legislative process for the bulwark of liberty it is.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
As for the Brits, they no longer have an empire, but they remain a close U.S. ally, and the partnership has been a bulwark of global freedom for a century.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
That has served as a bulwark against economic headwinds, such as tariffs.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
For Glanvill, and others like him, the new science was intended to serve as a bulwark against materialism and atheism; being modern and believing in witchcraft went hand in hand.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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