siege
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Without immediate aid, Refaat said conditions could "within weeks" mirror those seen in El-Fasher, where civilians survived on animal feed during 18 months under siege.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
The small nocturnal arachnid has been nicknamed the ballista spider after the ancient Roman siege weapon that launched bolts and stones using stored tension.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026
When Todd Haynes made his 1995 masterpiece “Safe”—which cast Julianne Moore as a Los Angeles housewife under siege by myriad illnesses—environmental disease was an enigma.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Last month, they revealed they are to make a film based on a true story of British troops under siege during the Afghanistan war.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Your brother and I were defending a union supply area at Milliken’s Bend as part of General Grant’s siege of the nearby city of Vicksburg.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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