as in fortifications
a place at which a body of troops is stationed
During the civil war this was the site of an army garrison.
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Intrepid visitors can explore the remnants of 5,000-year-old temples tucked away on clifftops (such as the Wardija Punic temple in Dwerja), sip fresh water from centuries-old springs, and walk the walls of 16th-century fortifications.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
28 Aug. 2025 -
The deal allowed the Nazis to bypass an extensive network of fortifications, essentially rendering Czechoslovakia defenseless.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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Where to stay Renovated in 2021, the Ritz-Carlton, Guangzhou occupies the 20th–38th floors of a tower only steps from the Pearl River.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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McCormick occupies District 1, which is fully within Johnson's 4th Congressional District.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Spend your days exploring art galleries, visiting historical landmarks like forts and castles along the coast, and experiencing the rich Ashanti culture in Kumasi.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
15 Aug. 2025
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Inland, dunes ripple beneath vast desert skies, ancient forts like Al Zubarah stand watch, and camel tracks trace timeworn paths.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Vietnam maintains outposts on nearby islands, and the Philippines, Malaysia, and other nations assert overlapping claims.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Aug. 2025
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The reef, a narrow, 18-mile-long atoll in the southern Spratlys, is one of several outposts Vietnam has expanded in recent years as part of its current island-building round, which began in 2021.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The two competing camps both made hyperbolic claims that their technology would soon deliver computers that equalled or exceeded human intelligence.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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And with a payload capacity of 100 tons, Starship should be able to carry all the equipment for one of Interlune’s mining camps in one or two shipments.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The rise of fascism encroaches on her like a disease, culminating in a personal invitation from Mussolini himself, but we’re dealt countless scenes of Eleonora’s psychosis before we’re granted a contextual explanation of what feeds it.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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However, if someone encroaches on another traveler's space, the airline may reassign them to a different seat or ask them to take a later flight.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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However, Democrats do not have enough strongholds to cancel out new GOP seats if red states such as Missouri, Florida, Indiana, and Ohio all redraw their maps.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Many Democratic strongholds, such as California, give the power to redraw maps to independent commissions instead of the state legislature to try to eliminate politically biased gerrymandering.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
25 Aug. 2025
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Sleek architecture marries centuries-old fortresses—while locals swap skis for kayaks, depending on the season.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Inextricably tied to the D-Day invasion of World War II, this northern French region of orchards, dairies, horse farms and seaside villages along the English Channel draws visitors who come to honor the fallen or visit famous medieval fortresses and abbeys.—
Seth Sherwood,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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