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fort

[fawrt, fohrt] / fɔrt, foʊrt /


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The Sri Lankan navy ferried the survivors to nearby Galle, famous for its 16th-century Dutch fort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

With six children between them, Johansson and Liikamaa are also able to take time with family while the other one holds the fort.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 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

We spent the morning hanging out in Erlan’s quilt fort, playing board games.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff




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