fortification

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The government's independent advisory body has looked at all the evidence and is satisfied that fortification is the right course of action for society as a whole.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

That study showed that fortification reduced anemia but did not affect students' performance in school.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024

Fortification of staple foods is an easy way to ensure consumption, so the U.S. mandated folic acid fortification of cereal grains in 1998.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

He seems enamored of the myth of Masada, the ancient fortification in southern Israel, where, in the 1st century A.D., almost 1,000 rebels battled off Roman invaders.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2024

The ship slid by for what seemed like a mile, a mile of high, black canyon wall, a mile of castle fortification with not a single sentinel to notice us languishing in the moat.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel