siege
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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
Big tech players have pledged billions to its development, putting “hyperscalers under siege as AI spending eats all the cash flow; turning to debt weighs on their P/Es,” he writes.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Fertilizer is one of the critical markets under siege.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
By spring he was one of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russia during the siege of the Azovstal steelworks in the coastal city of Mariupol.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
The siege weapons — six golden onagers the size of houses - were arrayed behind in a loose semicircle, three on each flank.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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