fortress
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Dominating a sandy stretch of Qatar’s northern coast, Ras Laffan is a sprawling industrial fortress of pipes, flare stacks and loading berths built around the world’s largest artificial harbor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
"It's knockout football and we go into it with confidence. You see the supporters get into the stadium early and Selhurst was rocking tonight and we can make it a fortress."
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Masala, the analyst, said that Narva today resembled a "fortress."
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
“The building is a fortress, it’s got thick concrete walls,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
By November, the Russians had advanced into the wilds of the Carpathian Mountains, where they laid siege to the key Austrian fortress of Przemysl, now in Poland.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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