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fortress

[fawr-tris] / ˈfɔr trɪs /


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Who has built themselves a fortress at home?

From BBC • May 26, 2026

His social media feeds increasingly blur the line between governance, architecture and fortress fantasy: giant protective systems, controlled ceremonial spaces, triumphant crowds and heavily curated images of power.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

It is positioned before a photographic backdrop of a fortress that overlooks lush, hilly terrain and coastal waters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Now, of course, that’s a ridiculous premise because it suggests that people only come to the president, he never goes anywhere else, that he should be sequestered in this fortress.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

It was at that time that they built a fortress of reinforced concrete over the faded tomb of José Arcadio, so that the corpse's smell of powder would not contaminate the waters.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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