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fortress

[fawr-tris] / ˈfɔr trɪs /


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From the street, it looks like a two-story fortress under construction, guarded by a crash-damaged chain link fence and a row of yellow-orange Caltrans barricades.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The list also includes five castles in south Lebanon's Jabal Amel area, among them the Crusader-era Beaufort fortress, which Israeli forces captured in May.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

Arteta has made a point of trying to unlock the atmosphere inside Emirates Stadium as he tries to create a fortress for away teams to fear.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The concern isn’t about tech heavyweights—Meta, Microsoft, Google—with fortress balance sheets.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

It had echoed through the chasm at the heart of the fortress.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

French taxes paid for the powerful artillery that breached English-held fortresses and mowed down England’s last expeditionary force, at Castillon, Gascony, in July 1453.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 11, 2026

Two medieval fortresses face each other across the Narva River, separating Estonia from Russia on Europe's eastern edge.

From Barron's Feb. 6, 2026

To love a Scorpio, then, is to fiercely protect their softness with the same shadowy ardor that they use to construct their inner adamantine fortresses.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2024

Saturday's main event took place after pre-sunrise rituals, and hundreds of youngsters used the pool in front of one of Gondar's fortresses to get baptised.

From BBC Jan. 20, 2024

Our ancestors and those who were considered wise used to say that it was necessary to hold Pistoia by factions and Pisa by fortresses.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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