siege
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Since the January 2025 fire siege, roughly 20% of surviving street trees have gone missing, according to preliminary results from a University of California research team.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
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
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
Poseidon was under siege and losing a war against the sea Titan Oceanus.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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