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bulwark

[bool-werk, -wawrk, buhl-] / ˈbʊl wərk, -wɔrk, ˈbʌl- /


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Earnings are coming in strong, supplying another bulwark.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Far from corrupting high culture, the middlebrow was once the bulwark that protected it.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

We saw it repeatedly called a bulwark of liberty.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

He pointed out the newly elevated sea wall, which provided both a scenic walking path and a bulwark against coastal flooding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

If Aristotle were to fall, the proof of God—a bulwark of the church—was no longer valid.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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