stronghold
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Adhikari also defeated Banerjee from the Bhabanipur constituency, which was her stronghold.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Wales -- the cradle of Britain's revered National Health Service and a former industrial powerhouse -- has been a Labour Party stronghold for well over a century.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
It is the largest local authority in the UK and has long been a stronghold.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Gao is the army's second-largest military stronghold after Kati, a garrison town near Bamako which is home to several senior junta officials and was targeted in the weekend attacks.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
White and the prosecutors had no choice but to initiate the state case in Pawhuska, the Osage County seat and a Hale stronghold.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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