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bastion

[bas-chuhn, -tee-uhn] / ˈbæs tʃən, -ti ən /


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Small towns, villages and hamlets -- home to around half of the central European nation's 9.5 million people -- have long been the bastion of the ruling Fidesz party.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 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

A veteran of Ireland’s war of independence, Moran deplores the political corruption of the 1950s republic from his farmhouse bastion, Great Meadow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

At that $500,000 price point, a buyer can still land a single-family home — an example of how the Midwest remains a bastion of affordability.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 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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