fort
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Named for a French fort, means ‘broken heart’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The youngest of four boys, Roberts grew up in the Scottish countryside, exploring the Bronze Age fort behind his farmhouse and a nearby castle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
They’d soon start building their presidio fort a few miles away, the twin foundations of Spain’s God and empire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Flushed and sweating, 31-year-old Annisa Enggracia Fidel runs back and forth to defend her fort from invaders -- hundreds of fellow adults all beating the blues by playing a nostalgic Indonesian children's game.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
I think these two gentlemen just want to get away from our crowded fort and go exploring.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
“We’re still building forts, we’re just doing it at a large scale,” Josh said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Stretching east to west from the North Sea to the Irish Sea, Hadrian's Wall featured a series of forts and towers placed at regular intervals.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
Those who survived the hellish conditions within these forts were then forced onto ships bound for the Americas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
Anti-landing spikes positioned along Kinmen's shores and old military forts facing China are grim reminders of the archipelago's past battles.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
There wasn’t no forts on the street but that wasn’t the peculiarest thing about it.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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