as in bases
a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made
established a bridgehead on the beach before beginning the land invasion
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Collective investments in resilience are cheaper than everyone building their own fortresses.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026 -
Tour the fortresses, stroll through the town’s central market, and visit Spianada Square, the largest square in Greece.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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Schools were closed, books were burned, educators were beaten and sometimes killed, political rivals were jailed or sent to re-education camps.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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Lucy Kasdin, a volunteer and the deputy director of health and housing services for Alameda County, noted a June 2024 Supreme Court decision allowing cities to sweep homeless camps even when no shelter is available.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Corporate landlords and investment firms own less than 5% of the nation’s 87 million homes, according to BatchData, though that fraction is growing and obscures bigger footholds in local markets.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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The magnitude of the action stretches from Venezuela to China, Russia and Iran, all of which seek footholds in Venezuela, threatening stability for American and democratic interests.—
John Brummett,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Like a ball passing through the barriers of a pinball machine, the water flows among the components as directed by 2,200 miles of canals, 2,100 miles of levees and berms, 84 pump stations and 778 water control structures.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Walmart is expanding its network of charging stations for electric vehicles in the new year at nearly 80 stores throughout the country, including a half dozen in the Charlotte region.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fortunately, this legislative session, which began last week, the Colorado legislature is looking at ways to shield residents from rate hikes caused by data centers.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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Our demand for power is vast, not least because of the enormous appetite of LLMs served by massive data centers.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Bridgeheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridgeheads. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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