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The department dedicated resources under an office called the National Protection and Programs Directorate to help fortify advanced cyber defense systems and important infrastructure.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

She added that Kim Jong Un had "issued an order to fortify the border with an enemy state to be eternally impregnable".

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

South Korea says the mines are believed to have been laid by Pyongyang to fortify its border.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Long Beach officials said they continue to work to fortify the sand berms and seawall that remain, and are checking drains to ensure any flooding can quickly recede.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

I recognized the formulas—the oils and tinctures were to fortify the liver and kidneys, and the clay was a foot soak to draw toxins.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

It builds and fortifies institutions that require political actors to reason, argue and compromise with one another—checks and balances, federalism, bicameralism and so on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

It’s what fortifies our bodies and keeps us curious.

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

Prebiotic fiber, from sources like legumes, fortifies the good bacteria in your digestive system and, in turn, benefits your metabolism and immune system.

From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026

When she learns that her dying mother wants to make amends, her anger fortifies her, and she refuses to go to the hospital.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

Beaumarchais with an affected and deadly moderation, sums up the facts, fortifies himself in the conquered position and prepares the supreme assault.

From Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence by Elizabeth S. Kite

These communities often constructed fortified sites, and strategically located settlements controlling surrounding territories.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

This gathering of parts is roughly the same as in the VW Golf R. The S5’s chassis is fortified, as well, with sport-tuned suspension.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The plants, constructed in fortified bunkers and protected from drone attack by huge steel cages, are each capable of providing electricity and heat to several hundred of the city's high-rise apartment blocks.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Iodized table salt is mined from underground deposits, processed to remove other minerals and fortified with iodine, which is important for thyroid health and proper hormone production.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Their first line of defense was a long rocky ridge, heavily fortified, but so camouflaged that we didn’t know it was there.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

City officials have been frantically preparing for Rachel, building sand berms and fortifying vulnerable areas with sandbags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Japan has been steadily fortifying its southwestern islands with missiles and garrisons to defend against attack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

It is primarily tasked with repairing and fortifying the city’s more than 210,000 streetlamps — a frequent target of copper wire thieves — and maintaining its network of electrical vehicle charging stations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Iran has been fortifying an underground complex near one of its nuclear facilities, according to analysis of new satellite images.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026

I had worked upon my hands and knees, stooped it seemed for days, fortifying Breed’s and Winter’s Hills, raising works upon the scarred streets of Roxbury near Boston Neck.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson