siege
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For nearly two years, Al-Shubbak watched through ancient grey eyes as Tuti, the crescent-shaped island in the heart of the Sudanese capital she calls home, emptied of its inhabitants under a punishing paramilitary siege.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
These are not isolated stories; they reflect a system under siege.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Before she became an educator at UT–Arlington, she spent decades as a forensic analyst working high-profile cases such as the Branch Davidian siege in Waco.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
They later laid siege to the Exeter tryline for several minutes and were repelled time and again by the disciplined Chiefs' defence, only for returning Munster captain Tadhg Beirne to finally break through to score.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
I’d spent the past six nights laying siege to the IGI intranet, digging deeper and deeper into the network.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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