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He has tried to fortify the land, closing off gateways, putting in concrete blocks or piles of logs, and digging rows of deep ditches to make it undrivable.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Commerce Department committed $2 billion to fortify its domestic quantum supply chain, acquiring stakes in companies.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Vitamin D3 has a modifying effect on the immune system that could fortify the body against viral and bacterial diseases.

From Science Daily ● May 23, 2026

And he would have been much better off as a Clipper if his team had draft picks to fortify it for the coming seasons and a burgeoning star at point guard.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

He ate a quick breakfast to fortify himself before venturing down the hill to Handsome’s field where the musk ox stood sleeping next to the reflection pond.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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

“Investing in strong and experienced leadership fortifies public safety for residents,” said a spokesperson for council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, who chairs the employee relations committee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

Every hour between the premiere and finale fortifies our understanding of all the Enterprise crew stands to lose if the Gorn were to defeat them.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2023

A shrinking and aging population has huge implications for the economy and for national security as Japan fortifies its military to counter China’s increasingly assertive territorial ambitions.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023

He knows his own system an' he knows you don't know it, w'ich fortifies him yit fu'ther.

From J. Poindexter, Colored by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)

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.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

That's where she was born, in the so-called Hermit Kingdom, just north of the heavily fortified border with South Korea.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Across volatile regions, some critical infrastructure, like desalination plants and data centers, will need to be fortified with layers of reinforced concrete, duplicated to provide backups or potentially relocated underground—at significant cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

Foods such as dairy products, leafy green vegetables and fortified products are common dietary sources.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026

Anya retrieved her rope and fortified the booth’s top four corners.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

These includes fortifying homes against wildfires, replanting fire-ravaged forests and thinning out vegetation with prescribed burns, goat grazing and manual thinning with heavy machinery to reduce the intensity of potential fires.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

There are limits to physically fortifying the cables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 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

A rosy link of pork and beef spiced with ground caraway, smoked as much for preservation as for flavor, this fortifying nosh needs no refrigeration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

The birches and wild grasses vibrated with impossible color after their time in the burned land, Edenic and fortifying.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead