stronghold

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The Amazon Basin remains one of the last major strongholds for migratory freshwater fish, but increasing development pressures are putting that status at risk.

From Science Daily

Even if suburbia isn’t the same stronghold for the retailer as it once was, it’s still generating interest.

From Barron's

"He was there at the North Ryde address, and we will allege he conveyed Mr Baghsarian to the stronghold," he said.

From BBC

AFPTV's live broadcast showed a cloud of smoke over the southern suburbs, which are considered a stronghold of Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

From Barron's

It had called on residents to evacuate parts of Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold.

From Barron's