formidable defenses
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The push comes a week after Ukrainian forces said they had retaken the village of Robotyne, the first of several tiers of formidable defenses that Russia has built in the south.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2023
Russian forces have been building formidable defenses, including extensive trenches and minefields.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2023
"We have got very formidable defenses and deterrence in place but nobody can be really prepared for such things."
From Fox News • Nov. 23, 2018
“We have got very formidable defenses and deterrence in place but nobody can be really prepared for such things.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2018
The enemy aimed at Chalons and Epernay and hoped by turning the French flank at Reims to capture the cathedral city without a direct assault upon its formidable defenses.
From America's War for Humanity by Russell, Thomas Herbert
