fortified

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Smaller islands near Qeshm are likewise fortified with military structures, including Hormuz to the east.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Along with another islet, Siri, "these islands have been fortified, turned into mini-fortresses with anti-ship missiles", Pierre Razoux from the France-based Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies told AFP recently.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

“Government officials live on military bases or other sorts of fortified zones in authoritarian regimes.”

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

The animal came from Arkaim, a fortified settlement in the Southern Ural Mountains of present day Russia near the border with Kazakhstan.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

There had been other places, remote villages like this one, houses, abandoned farms, even a fortified castle once.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke