as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the island was the pirates' last stronghold in the West Indies
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The island severed ties to the People’s Republic of China in 1949 when Nationalist movement leader Chiang Kai-shek and his republican government took the former Japanese colony as a stronghold amid the growing communist revolution led by Mao Zedong.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Oct. 2024
Israel has been regularly targeting the city's nearby southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, and had earlier issued evacuation warnings for that area.
—NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
Detroit remains a Democratic stronghold that will certainly produce votes for the party's nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, but the Trump campaign has tried to pitch itself as a better choice for the automotive industry.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2024
The island severed ties to the People’s Republic of China in 1949 when Nationalist movement leader Chiang Kai-shek and his republican government took the former Japanese colony as a stronghold amid the growing Communist revolution led by Mao Zedong.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Oct. 2024
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Oct. 2024
Israel has been regularly targeting the city's nearby southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, and had earlier issued evacuation warnings for that area.
—NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
Detroit remains a Democratic stronghold that will certainly produce votes for the party's nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, but the Trump campaign has tried to pitch itself as a better choice for the automotive industry.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2024
The island severed ties to the People’s Republic of China in 1949 when Nationalist movement leader Chiang Kai-shek and his republican government took the former Japanese colony as a stronghold amid the growing Communist revolution led by Mao Zedong.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Oct. 2024
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