siege
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If a monster like their father can disfigure God, doesn’t his existence pose a threat to a world already under siege?
From Salon • May 19, 2026
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to make a film based on a true story of British troops under siege during the Afghanistan war.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Since the January 2025 fire siege, roughly 20% of surviving street trees have gone missing, according to preliminary results from a University of California research team.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The New York synagogue siege might have been worse if not for a new city law letting police set up barricades around synagogues and other Jewish sites.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Poseidon was under siege and losing a war against the sea Titan Oceanus.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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