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Hailstone said Devon was "a bit of a stronghold for dormice" because "there is such a strong hedge network".

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Once seen as a pampered playboy posing on superyachts, he turned out to be a natural, expanding operations in Wagner’s African stronghold in the Central African Republic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Baudoux, the mayor, said he had come to the town of Taybeh, a Christian stronghold, along with his local pastor from France to sign a goodwill agreement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

The seat, which Min has held since last year, was for decades in a Republican stronghold that in recent years became a swing district in coastal Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

He saw the castle first, the stronghold of the Botleys.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

We’re the largest minority group in this country, increasing in voters and political power in places far from traditional strongholds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Louisiana and Mississippi offered two incredibly close Senate races in states long assumed to be GOP strongholds.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

There have some strongholds in England, external, particularly islands, and 75% of the British population is in Scotland, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

As demand softens in traditional luxury strongholds like China and the Middle East, the U.S. is emerging as a rare bright spot for the brand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

In community after community, especially throughout the strongholds of the American elm, the Midwest and New England, intensive spraying has become a routine procedure.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson