bulwark
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The U.S. military presence is a legacy of World War II, when Americans helped stabilize and rebuild Europe, and the Cold War, when the troops served as a bulwark against Soviet expansion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
The pope described the Kingdom of God as a "bulwark against that delusion of omnipotence that surrounds us and is becoming increasingly unpredictable and aggressive."
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
In a surprise, Democrat Alicia Halvensleben won the mayor’s race in Waukesha, a suburb west of Milwaukee and the former bulwark of Mr. Walker’s Wisconsin majorities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
We saw it repeatedly called a bulwark of liberty.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
As he approaches the dark bulwark of the ramparts, a man in uniform limps toward him out of the blackness.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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