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battlefronts

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plural of battlefront

as in fortresses

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The history of castles is, of course, also filled with gruesome details, and some of the most famous fortresses served as prisons and sites of torture and execution.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
The structures include monasteries and fortresses that showcase the reign of the Lombards, who played a major role in the development of medieval European Christianity.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of fortresses

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Tuesday's midterm elections catapulted Democratic Senate and gubernatorial candidates to statewide victories in Republican strongholds like Ohio and Texas, both of which play host to a number of AI data centers.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Democrats won the House, the Senate, and a majority of governorships, penetrating deep into historically red strongholds like Texas, Kansas, Mississippi, and South Carolina.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of strongholds

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At the start of this election cycle, the notion that Democrats would seriously compete in such deep-red bastions as Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas would have seemed absurd.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Democrats won several statewide races in places long considered GOP bastions, including races that were considered insurmountable even weeks ago.

— Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of bastions

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The initiative is expected to bring 750 jobs to the region across fields including quantum computing, cybersecurity and data science.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
What readers are saying The conversation explores the challenges and frustrations faced by job seekers, particularly in fields impacted by AI and automation.

— Adeline Von Drehle, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of fields

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McCord will rely on a run game that will undoubtedly face a lot of eight-man fronts, a strategy that has worked for opponents in the past two games.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
Massie, a Kentucky Republican who has broken with the administration on a number of fronts over the past year, originally introduced impeachment articles against the defense secretary in September.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026

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