stronghold
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That historic exodus helped turn South Korea into a stronghold of the Christian faith and one of the world’s biggest exporters of missionaries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Israel's military warned residents of Beirut's southern suburbs, long a Hezbollah stronghold, of imminent strikes and called for them to evacuate.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
And it was not just the traditional Hezbollah stronghold of Dahieh that was hit in the Lebanese capital - the city centre was also hit.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Minicircle is based in the libertarian stronghold of Próspera, a small charter city on the island of Roatán, off the coast of Honduras, with its own laws and regulatory frameworks.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Five miles to the west of Château-Thierry, a forest called the Belleau Wood had become a German stronghold.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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