fortress
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Along with its embattled neighbour Kramatorsk, Slovyansk is designated as a "fortress city".
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
Masala, the analyst, said that Narva today resembled a "fortress."
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
Escape is impossible: She’s in a fortress in a city on a volcanic mountain, surrounded by rivers of lava and perched high above the fields of flowers her mother once loved.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Companies are creating cash cushions — also known as fortress balance sheets — to protect themselves from a possible downturn.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026
In those days there were two dark elves who lived in a fortress by the sea.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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