enclave
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The main reason is Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous enclave inside Azerbaijan that was home to 100,000 ethnic Armenians until Azerbaijan took it by force in 2023.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The enclave has been struck with a severe rat infestation fueled by uncollected trash and warmer weather.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Nigerian military spokesman Sani Uba said al-Minuki had established a "concealed and fortified enclave" at a remote village in the Borno State in the northeast, the epicentre of a 17-year armed insurgency.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
There were no silos at La Lumiere, the private Catholic high school Roberts attended, an enclave within an enclave, located on a former lakefront estate.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
Ernest and Pief motored together over the Bay Bridge and down the peninsula to Neylan’s estate in the woodsy enclave of Atherton.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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