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The lost vegetation includes pillwort, a rare wetland plant with a New Forest stronghold.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Places like Wigan - in Greater Manchester, Burnham's stronghold - often languish next to the bigger cities in whose shadow they sit.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

The June cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel came with a few Hezbollah men still holed up in two tunnels outside the city of Nabatiyeh, a Hezbollah stronghold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

The southwestern region of Honam -- a traditional liberal stronghold encompassing Gwangju and the Jeolla provinces -- has long lagged behind the more industrialised southeast.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

A bank of security monitors on my left were linked to virtual cameras placed throughout the interior and exterior of my stronghold.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Nigeria has been fighting a jihadist conflict that over the years has seen armed Islamist groups spread and fracture outside their strongholds in the northeast.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

According to the indictment, the Hoovers had strongholds over specific hotels and motels in their territory, including the Stadium Inn & Spas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

How far does Zohran Mamdani’s political approach and appeal carry beyond liberal strongholds in city centers?

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

Another U.S. goal is to aggressively counter anti-American propaganda by Islamist extremist groups, which the administration says have been driven from strongholds in the Middle East and are “exploiting the ungoverned spaces” across Africa.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

Cleopatra sent her soldiers to guard strongholds on Egypt’s borders, expecting Mark Antony’s troops to engage Octavian on land, but Mark Antony no longer had an army.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby