bulwark
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In a surprise, Democrat Alicia Halvensleben won the mayor’s race in Waukesha, a suburb west of Milwaukee and the former bulwark of Mr. Walker’s Wisconsin majorities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
We saw it repeatedly called a bulwark of liberty.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
Historically, the tax system has operated as a bulwark against concentrations of wealth.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025
The country was seen as a beacon of political stability — and a bulwark against the Soviet Union — during the 1950s.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Certainly it was the emptiest of his threats, for he was nothing if not a provider and a bulwark.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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