fort
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The fort immediately surrendered, the night’s darkness having “proved to be the attackers’ greatest ally, because it heightened the royalists’ fear of the unknown.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Alcatraz was originally a naval defence fort, before being converted first to a military prison and then to a federal prison in the 1930s after being taken over by the Department of Justice.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
“Nvidia is the power-hungry, dirty solution holding the fort until the competition comes in with a completely different approach,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026
We made a little fort in the D&D basement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026
John Laydon and I are being sent to build cabins for the fort.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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Stay Strong: Forc and Fort
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Sectionalism and Civil War, Lessons 3–6
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