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On June 14, 1846, rebellious settlers marched on the Mexican garrison at Sonoma.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
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The Philippines grounded a former warship, the BRP Sierra Madre, on the shoal in 1999 and has stationed a small garrison of marines aboard ever since.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Sagapolutele won the job in fall camp and became the Golden Bears’ first true freshman starting quarterback since Jared Goff in 2013.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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These camps offer users flight experience, operational services.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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What can any of us make of our momentary intimate lives in such an immense world, with equally immense unknowns, mysteries as great as death or the whale, as deep as love or the ocean, as sad and beautiful as a jellyfish torn and glistening in a small fortress of shore rock?—
Natalie Diaz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Kremlin has succeeded in building a fortress economy, but one that is fortified against the future more than against the enemy.—
Jeremy Shapiro,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Early on June 17, patriot soldiers built a redoubt, or temporary fortification, on top of Breed’s Hill, located next to Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts.—
Eliza McGraw,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2025
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But the Assembly Public Safety Committee—the redoubt of progressive opposition to crime bills—quietly blocked it.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
1 June 2025
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The five-day event will see runway regulars, including Burberry, Erdem, Simone Rocha, Roksanda, Richard Quinn, Emilia Wickstead, Labrum London and Harris Reed, continue to hold the fort for the city’s fashion industry.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The settlers, their military escorts and 1,000 head of livestock traveled about 1,200 miles across rugged wilderness for about 5 1/2 months to forts and missions.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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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 school bus was transporting students from various areas to a military-run school in a high-security cantonment, according to officials.—
Zia ur-Rehman,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Last month, a photograph captured by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellites showed what is now a fully functional military outpost.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Likewise, the parks have long offered premium dining packages with special seating for nighttime entertainment but one Disney outpost recently took that model one step further.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The current administration is prioritizing domestic supply chains for these critical minerals as China is the dominant global supplier and is viewed to be weaponing this stronghold.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The destination of where Tanjiro and Demon Slayer Corps have fallen is the demons' stronghold -- the Infinity Castle.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Laager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laager. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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