bulwark
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The U.S. military presence is a legacy of World War II, when Americans helped stabilize and rebuild Europe, and the Cold War, when the troops served as a bulwark against Soviet expansion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
The pope described the Kingdom of God as a "bulwark against that delusion of omnipotence that surrounds us and is becoming increasingly unpredictable and aggressive."
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
We saw it repeatedly called a bulwark of liberty.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
It also provided a bulwark against the expansion of Iranian influence, as it was near the routes from Iraq that were used to supply Iranian-backed forces in Syria.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Suddenly, Endurance rolled over onto the port side, and everything that wasn’t nailed down slid, slithered, and crashed against the bulwark.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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