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fortress

[fawr-tris] / ˈfɔr trɪs /


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Masala, the analyst, said that Narva today resembled a "fortress."

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

“The building is a fortress, it’s got thick concrete walls,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

The Maduros tried to escape into a safe place, the US president explained, describing it as a military "fortress".

From BBC • Jan. 4, 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

By November, the Russians had advanced into the wilds of the Carpathian Mountains, where they laid siege to the key Austrian fortress of Przemysl, now in Poland.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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