citadel
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But nowadays, at the citadel, faces shown on panels about the city's history have been painted black.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
For years, he threw himself long and hard against Carson’s legendary citadel of privacy and in 2002 got the first interview after Carson’s earthshaking retirement.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024
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
They had lacked the resources, then, to take on the citadel, but they were never going to tolerate it forever.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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