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Noun
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An excavator was levelling the ground to build more fortifications.—
Elizabeth Flock,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026 -
In the end, the fortifications that mattered most were those that strengthened Rome against the invaders that could not be seen.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Royal African Company had acquired forts, ships, and the necessary infrastructure to traffic more than a hundred thousand people from one continent to another.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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Beyond its white-, black- or golden-sand beaches and historic forts, the island has the opportunity to carve out a new role as a model for responsible travel, one where visitors don’t just take from the island but give back to it.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Blockhouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockhouses. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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