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battlefronts

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plural of battlefront

as in fortresses

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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
The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as the Anasazi, flourished for centuries, building elaborate fortresses, cities and other settlements.

— R. Scott Rappold, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026

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Trump’s remarks about the California cities on Monday were the most striking example yet of the president using California as a foil to rally a base in GOP strongholds.

— Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Bolsonaro put in an incredibly strong showing in his electoral strongholds in the south of Brazil, winning the country's three largest states by large margins.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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But now, San Bernardino, Riverside and Kern counties — once considered bastions of affordability — are all right there with them.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
According to the Polish Armed Forces, the measures include the installation of Hesco bastions — wire and mesh structures filled with sand or gravel that are easy to set up as protective barriers — along with new observation and guard posts.

— Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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On the other hand, hunger declined to historically unprecedented levels, food prices fell, life expectancy rose, and countless new industries emerged to absorb the workers no longer needed in the fields.

— Ali Kashani, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Floodwaters are beginning to impact farmland, woodlands, nurseries, parks, athletic fields, golf courses, greenways, and boat-access areas with up to 2 feet of inundation.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of fields

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To that end, the bulk of the episode is about that exposure, with Lamb’s joes still scrambling for safety on multiple fronts.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
By then, Capone was fighting legal battles on several fronts, and things were beginning to unravel.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026

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