bastion
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Back in Burton, Al Wall and Emma Cole, brewery manager at Burton Bridge and Heritage Brewing Company, hope to preserve their history and be a "bastion of independence".
From BBC • May 25, 2026
An AFP correspondent heard explosions as the state-run National News Agency reported strikes on the area, a Hezbollah bastion that has largely emptied of residents since war erupted last month.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Juries are a fundamental bastion of democracy, and it’s beyond dangerous to allow powerful and wealthy corporations to shield themselves from ever having to face jurors’ judgment.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
For years, investors treated the Persian Gulf as a bastion of calm in a deeply unstable region.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
It reflected his genuine conviction that England was an inherently corrupt society, the bastion of monarchical power, aristocratic privilege, and courtly intrigue.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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