garrison
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Strategic towns, including Kidal in the desert north, and Kati, a garrison town near the capital Bamako, were targeted in the April 25 and 26 offensive.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Foreign diplomats and dignitaries have long seen a meeting with the military chief in the garrison city of Rawalpindi near the capital to be a key item on their schedules.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Singapore was considered impregnable, but it wasn’t prepared for an attack from the mainland, and its 60,000-strong garrison surrendered on Feb. 8, 1942, the worst defeat in British history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
India had targeted three Pakistani air bases, including one in Rawalpindi - the garrison city that houses the Pakistan Army's General Headquarters.
From BBC • May 17, 2025
We had been allotted to one of the recently formed regiments, but were first to be sent back for equipment to the garrison, not to the reinforcement-depot, or course, but to another barracks.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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The Articles of Confederation (1777)
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