stronghold
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Yet in Huriwaa, where Ali lives once more with his family, there are no state services - it is a neighbourhood still feared because it used to be an al-Shabab stronghold.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
L.A. rose as the Republican stronghold of California.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
AI computing needs are diversifying from the GPU chips that are the company’s stronghold, creating an opportunity for CPU chips from companies like Intel, AMD and Arm.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The Socialists won just 28 seats in the 109-seat regional assembly in Andalusia -- the party's worst-ever showing in its former electoral stronghold -- in Sunday's polls in Spain's most populous region.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Does any goodness linger in this last derelict stronghold?
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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