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There was certainly a whole thing about not putting your head above the parapet.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025 -
Roan performs on a set that looks like a massive Gothic castle with a drawbridge, parapets and a throne.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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Its deep, sheltered bay drew merchants and sailors from Europe and North Africa, fostering an exchange of cultures that is reflected in the city’s soaring Gothic spires, Moorish patios, and Renaissance-era ramparts.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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The ramparts offer commanding views of Caen’s skyline, while the grounds contain medieval edifices, a 1902 statue by Auguste Rodin and Caen’s main art museum, the Musée des Beaux-Arts (open at 11 a.m.).—
Seth Sherwood,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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In a satellite image taken over the same area on Aug. 9, the military vehicles and earthworks are not visible.—
Kerem Inal,
ABC News,
21 Aug. 2025
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One of America’s oldest plantations, Magnolia was established in the 1670s as a rice plantation featuring extensive dikes and earthworks built by enslaved Africans with a link to the Gullah culture.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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Dillingham held the fort, leaving with the Wolves up by 12 points three minutes later.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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While featured players like Ashley Padilla and Veronika Slowikowska show definite promise, and mainstays like Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, and Mikey Day continue to hold down the fort, season 51 is still missing that essential animating X-factor.—
Charu Sinha,
Vulture,
2 Nov. 2025
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Colina Pousada Spa Perched high on a hilltop, Colina Pousada Spa offers 180-degree views, from the island’s tallest peak to the old fortress.—
Carla Vianna,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Such structures, including residences and fortresses, were created by religious authorities and noble families, according to the city’s tourism website.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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The exercise also featured swarms of first-person-view (FPV) suicide drones launching precision strikes against mock enemy fortifications.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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Like Gelamichael, the Ortiz family has constructed cement fortifications around the home for protection, the outlet reported.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, Desmond Castle stands watch beyond the village park—its stone battlements and arrow slits recalling Norman skirmishes and feudal lords.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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As part of that, some of its defensive features like towers and battlements were removed.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Aug. 2025
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The filibuster, a procedural move that allows senators to extend debates on bills indefinitely without a 60-vote majority, has long been viewed as a means to encourage bipartisanship in Congress and as a bulwark against political dominance by slim majorities in the upper chamber.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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If pushback fails now, whether through courts, through Congress or through public protest, the bulwark that exists between national security and political repression may collapse entirely.—
Jason M. Blazakis,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Breastwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breastwork. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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