as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the island was the pirates' last stronghold in the West Indies
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Also watching Russia's naval stronghold on the Baltic Sea was a British Poseidon MRA1, an aircraft built for anti-submarine warfare, known to U.S. Navy operators as the P-8A.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
While the two Loudoun County-area races are expected to go blue on Tuesday, November’s presidential elections did highlight some areas of concern around enthusiasm in the Democratic stronghold.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
During Spain’s colonial rule of the Philippines, which lasted from the mid-sixteenth century until 1898, Spanish priests staged folk dramas in town plazas; called moro-moro, the performances featured Christian soldiers dramatically capturing Islamic strongholds.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The steakhouse may be no longer, but Fertitta still has a stronghold in the category in New York.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
While the two Loudoun County-area races are expected to go blue on Tuesday, November’s presidential elections did highlight some areas of concern around enthusiasm in the Democratic stronghold.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
During Spain’s colonial rule of the Philippines, which lasted from the mid-sixteenth century until 1898, Spanish priests staged folk dramas in town plazas; called moro-moro, the performances featured Christian soldiers dramatically capturing Islamic strongholds.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The steakhouse may be no longer, but Fertitta still has a stronghold in the category in New York.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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Colorful Old San Juan is home to the 16th-century Spanish colonial fortress Castillo San Cristobal and other UNESCO World Heritage sites, and fantastic restaurants like Santaella or La Casita Blanca, where the tostones and mofongo are not to be missed.—
Mariette Williams,
AFAR Media,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Skyscrapers of Medieval Italy (Ex Urbe) by Ada Palmer In medieval Italy, factional wars led powerful families to build huge towers that served as little urban fortresses.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Jan. 2025
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The American cowboy is an aspirational bastion of masculinity, and as Costner proves, of manners.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
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What could be more traditional than Third Round Thursday, that bastion of everything pure about English football?—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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On the one hand, the country is an economic citadel, packed with resources and blessed by ocean borders that shield it from invasion while connecting it to global trade.—
Michael Beckley,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Today, this citadel in the clouds faces a different kind of conquest: nearly a million people each year are treading sacred ground at this New Wonder of the World.—
Paul Jebara,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Dec. 2024
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These ingredients are whole foods instead of specific vitamins and minerals that are used in fortification.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
22 Jan. 2025
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Walk the length of the city walls, the most intact fortification of its kind in England.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2025
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This explains why so many millennials are still alone: they’re imprisoned in their own sky castles.—
Alex Baia,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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But its most famous residence is the French Renaissance Biltmore Estate, which was George Vanderbilt’s 250-room castle and is considered the largest home in America.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
17 Jan. 2025
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It’s all set against the stunning backdrop of the original keep, built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a third-century Roman fort.—
Jamie Carter,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Bulgarian started once in the first half of the season, but became a mainstay down the home straight, holding the fort in front as Ampadu slotted in behind.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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