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fort

[fawrt, fohrt] / fɔrt, foʊrt /


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"Our people settled here even before the Dutch built the fort," Arkoful says.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The Sri Lankan navy ferried the survivors to nearby Galle, famous for its 16th-century Dutch fort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

“Nvidia is the power-hungry, dirty solution holding the fort until the competition comes in with a completely different approach,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

The duo will hold down the fort from Times Square beginning at 5 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

He didn’t like the idea of Nate leaving the fort.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis




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