stronghold
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In the 2026 election, the BJP not only swept to power but also defeated Banerjee in her long-time stronghold of Bhabanipur, where Adhikari contested against her while simultaneously retaining Nandigram.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Indian Communists lost Kerala, their last remaining stronghold, to the center-left Congress Party.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Australia made it an offence to travel to the Islamic State's stronghold of Raqqa province in Syria between 2014 and 2017, an attempt to stop its citizens joining the militant group.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
The Liberals swept three special elections to fill vacancies in Canada’s Parliament, with sizable victories in two races in Toronto and pulling out a win in Quebec in a usually French-speaking nationalist stronghold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
‘But there are not men enough in the Mark, not if they were all gathered together and healed of wounds and weariness, to assault the stronghold of Saruman,’ said Théoden.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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