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fort

[fawrt, fohrt] / fɔrt, foʊrt /


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Two years before System de Min was incorporated, Dover Citadel Ltd bought the town's 250-year-old Napoleonic fort from the Ministry of Defence for £1.8m.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Despite those staggering volumes, Ukraine holds the fort.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

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

“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 form a line that stretches from the river to the fort, and we pass the buckets quickly, one to another.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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