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
The announcement prompted scenes of panic in Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, where residents were seen fleeing the area following the remarks.
From BBC • May 26, 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
‘But there are not men enough in the Mark, not if they were all gathered together and healed of wounds and weariness, to assault the stronghold of Saruman,’ said Théoden.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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