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Iran maintains military assets and garrisons on the islands.—
Sam Metz,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026 -
Reestablishing native plants and animals, such as through reseeding efforts, brings back nature’s own garrisons to keep future waves of invaders at bay.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Another is the location of the school — next to a base of the Revolutionary Guard in Hormozgan province and close to a barracks for its naval brigade.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Guests who visit are treated to a fun camp-like experience, albeit a step up from traditional camping, thanks to modern amenities, a restaurant serving up regional specialties crafted with local ingredients, and ADA-compliant rooms so those of all mobility needs can stay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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Yet this was a shared experience, somehow, not two camps pitted against each other.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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The point is not to turn the home into a fortress but to remove single points of failure.—
Neal K. Shah,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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The result is the most security-intensive Academy Awards in memory — a fortress of concentric rings, AI surveillance, FBI intelligence gathering and rooftop snipers wrapped around Hollywood’s biggest night.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
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Being the Mellons’ New York City redoubt, their home at 125 East 70th Street was arguably more opulent than the couple’s other residences.—
Vanity Fair,
Vanity Fair,
17 Feb. 2026
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One by one, Robbins and his team peeled away from their redoubt behind the Interceptor and cleared the pickups and the Wagoneers.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Put them in tents, build forts, etc.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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It’s also located inside a historic fort that once defended the coast.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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The captain had done a brief stint in OK town cantonment after getting his commission three and a half years ago and knew that the vehicle registration plates were the only exciting thing about the city.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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The installation was locked down less than 10 minutes after the shooting was reported, and officials lifted the lockdown of the main cantonment area at 12:10 p.m.—
Alexandra Koch , Liz Friden,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Hark back, for instance, to Austin’s miserable decades as a frontier outpost with few creature comforts before the Civil War.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Over the last three decades, Weiss has directly helped establish dozens of Israeli outposts – settlements in the West Bank built without legal authorization.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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