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The near-simultaneous attacks on Saturday struck across the country — including the airport of the country's capital, Bamako, the nearby garrison town of Kati, and several northern and central cities such as Kidal and Sevare.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026 -
When the garrison was withdrawn in 1817, Cpl.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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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,
20 Apr. 2026
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Lozano’s camp remains in limbo.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The free-agent market still has some notable names awaiting employment, and the offseason program could go a long way in determining if the Panthers need additional reinforcements on their 91-man roster before training camp in July.—
Mike Kaye
Updated May 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
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The two stairwells are set within a 110-foot-wide core made of a concrete that’s stronger than any rock, creating a pressurized, smoke- and blast-resistant fortress.—
Michelle Sinclair Colman,
Curbed,
7 May 2026
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The eccentric design of Olana was inspired by fortresses in Persia (where, curiously, Church hadn’t travelled), as well as Italian, East Indian, Gothic Revival, and French Second Empire architecture.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Revolutionary War redoubt in Rhode Island Our colleagues with the Providence Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, made a stop at Fort Barton in Rhode Island as part of our USA 250 Most Treasured Views.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 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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Even populous British colonies like Virginia and Pennsylvania grew blurry on their western frontiers, where indistinct borders were protected by a few lonely forts.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Zaragoza stationed his men on the high ground, hidden behind cacti, behind walls of dilapidated forts, in ditches.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 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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The Administration listed field offices for closure, then delisted them, though some rural outposts, in Iowa, Montana, and West Virginia, offer only phone service owing to the loss of staff.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The backstory This collection of stylish beach cottages is owned by Lord & Harrington, LLC, the company that also founded Batson River Brewing & Distilling, which has outposts in Kennebunk, Biddeford, Wells, and Portland, Maine.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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