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fortress

[fawr-tris] / ˈfɔr trɪs /


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Citadelle Henri, also known as Citadelle Laferriere, is a 19th-century fortress and popular tourist spot.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

On Tuesday night, at the fortress of soccer giant Inter Milan, the Norwegians pulled off their most surprising victory yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Alcatraz island - nicknamed "the Rock" because it was regarded as an impregnable fortress - is home to the shuttered federal penitentiary that housed some of the most dangerous criminals in the US.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

The city’s fortress walls were so plain, so blank, and then he would go through a gate—and everywhere, Werfel thought joyously, everywhere there was life.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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