fortress
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“This time around, there’s an opportunity to really get to a fortress balance sheet,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Now, of course, that’s a ridiculous premise because it suggests that people only come to the president, he never goes anywhere else, that he should be sequestered in this fortress.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
The Hill Dickinson has not been a fortress for Everton this season but I can see them making it difficult for City, and being hard to break down.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The island fortress entered American cultural lore after a 1962 escape by three inmates, which became an inspiration for the film "Escape from Alcatraz" starring Clint Eastwood.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
According to the manual, a criminal’s secret becomes an “enemy” within him and “weakens the whole fortress of his strength.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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