fortification
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The mines responsible for the blast last month were believed to have been laid over a year ago as part of Pyongyang's border fortification work, according to South Korea's defence minister Kang Shin-chul.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Pancho opposed the fortification of the town, although most of his siblings supported it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
"In the past months, we've seen the consolidation and fortification of Israeli positions, construction of protective infrastructure, and other engineering works," Kandice Ardiel, a Unifil spokeswoman, said.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Instead of the protective fortification of concrete barriers and razor wire, the National Mall is marked by a sprawling, deliberate openness.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Hardly had we begun to eat when we were ordered south to begin work on building a fortification and barracks.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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