stronghold

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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

AFPTV's live broadcast showed a cloud of smoke over the southern suburbs, which are considered a stronghold of Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

In the early days of this conflict, Israel was mainly bombing targets in the Hezbollah stronghold of south Beirut known as Dahieh.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The 36-year-old former mayor of Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, also handily defeated Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, the 74-year-old former prime minister, in Oli’s longtime stronghold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Seeing his bed now made a snare, he feigned a journey to the trim stronghold of Lemnos, the dearest of earth’s towns to him.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer