citadel
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Closer to the border, the citadel in the village of Shamaa was also partly destroyed by the Israeli military.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Celtic could finish off their stadium and make it a near 80,000 citadel, one of the continent's best, but they haven't done it.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
During a lull in heavy rain late Friday, a torchbearer lit a cauldron in front of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple, on the citadel that dominates the Athens skyline and is Greece’s top tourist draw.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024
This winter, he and Murphy went to Peru and toured Machu Picchu, the 15th-century Inca citadel perched on an 8,000-foot-high mountain ridge.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2024
It was night, and the citadel was in the sky this time, but the moon shone down regardless, as though the dreamer wanted it both ways.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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