garrison
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Strategic towns, including Kidal in the desert north, and Kati, a garrison town near the capital Bamako, were targeted in the April 25 and 26 offensive.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Gao is the army's second-largest military stronghold after Kati, a garrison town near Bamako which is home to several senior junta officials and was targeted in the weekend attacks.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Singapore was considered impregnable, but it wasn’t prepared for an attack from the mainland, and its 60,000-strong garrison surrendered on Feb. 8, 1942, the worst defeat in British history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
The Philippines seized Pagasa from Taiwan in 1971, when the Taiwanese garrison left it during a typhoon.
From BBC • May 20, 2025
“I mean to garrison all of them, in time,” said Jon, “but for the moment, it will just be Icemark and Greyguard.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing garrison
The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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My Brother Sam is Dead
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The Articles of Confederation (1777)
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