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fortress

noun as in stronghold

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Indian prime ministers use the Mughal fortress as a backdrop for their annual Independence Day speeches.

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“Some criminals have understood that museums are not impregnable cultural fortresses,” said Pierre Noual, a French lawyer specializing in cultural heritage law.

The Mughal fortress, which is visited by thousands of tourists each year, was built in the 17th Century and is where Indian prime ministers give their Independence Day speeches every year.

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Wales are hoping to turn the Principality Stadium back into a home fortress, having not won an international in Cardiff for 27 months.

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The Institute for the Study of War believes Russia has no means of "rapidly enveloping or penetrating the fortress belt" and says it would likely take several years.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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