strategic
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Constructions like these suggest communities felt the need to protect themselves or assert power over strategic locations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Though Taipei has an edge in mapping waters close to shore that are off limits to Chinese research vessels, Beijing has elevated oceanography to a national strategic priority, investing in ships and advanced underwater drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
From April 2028, all mayors of strategic authorities in England will be assigned a share of basic-rate income tax generated in their areas.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
“We are impressed by how Microsoft increasingly manages AI infrastructure capacity like an investment portfolio, allocating a scarce and fungible asset toward the highest-return opportunities while considering strategic tradeoffs,” Lee writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
I gave orders for everyone to deploy around the village at strategic positions from where they could see the entire place.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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