formidable defenses
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The push comes a week after Ukrainian forces said they had retaken the village of Robotyne, the first of several tiers of formidable defenses that Russia has built in the region.
From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2023
Russian forces have been building formidable defenses, including extensive trenches and minefields.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2023
China is resolutely sticking with its zero-tolerance approach to COVID-19, even as the delta variant continues to penetrate its formidable defenses.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2021
"We have got very formidable defenses and deterrence in place but nobody can be really prepared for such things."
From Fox News • Nov. 23, 2018
He occupied only the inner line of its formidable defenses, but so strengthened them as to make the place practically impregnable.
From A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History by Nicolay, John George
