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Explore Fort Moultrie Still under construction as the Revolutionary War began, this coastal garrison (the island’s first) was notably built from palmetto logs and sand.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025 -
In Virginia, the storm has produced 4 inches of snow in New Castle, a little more than 2 inches in Reams and nearly 3 at Fort Gregg-Adams, an Army garrison.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
6 Jan. 2025
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The Israeli military has launched regular incursions into Jenin and its refugee camps in recent years but has not established a permanent presence in the immediate area.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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But what played out next within Alpine’s camp was not discussed with Komatsu.—
Madeline Coleman,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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This fortress comes as Buffett struggles to find his next big investment target.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
22 Feb. 2025
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Not even Martin Short’s lady friend and her fortress of Oscar statuettes are immune to the chaos Kate McKinnon’s paranormal sketches can unleash on your psyche.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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Elsewhere, this could only be a scene of sensory overload, but its eye-of-the-storm geography made the Bowl a kind of redoubt, cool and dark and almost hushed under the purple sky.—
Michael Owen,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Soldiers and marines cleared the Taliban from longtime redoubts and improved security conditions, albeit while sustaining considerable losses.—
Max Boot,
Foreign Affairs,
2 June 2021
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Amid the rapid change in the 800 and 400 free events, now the fans await how long Katie Ledecky will hold her fort in the 1500.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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But after some years, the cesspool got bigger, and our fort got smaller, and eventually the cesspool must have looked inviting.—
Willy Staley,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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And the cynicism of the reforms was exposed by the regime's unwillingness to extend them to military cantonment areas or to the federal capital.—
Ilhan Niaz,
Foreign Affairs,
13 June 2012
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The military has established large cantonments in Tamil areas, treating civilians with a heavy hand.—
William McGowan,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Aug. 2012
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His most recent exhibition closed at Peter Freeman Inc.’s New York outpost in January.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 Feb. 2025
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Season 3 of Mike White’s anthology series, which premieres on Sunday, follows a motley crew of vacationers at a Southeast Asian outpost of the titular hotel.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Poilievre, however, maintains a stronghold in the Prairies and Alberta, where Conservative support remains dominant.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Israel's military is also intensifying an offensive against a Palestinian militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank, deploying tanks there for the first time in more than two decades.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Laager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laager. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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