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The horizontal orientation of the home’s large terraces (which are enclosed by parapets) recalls two of Wright’s prior residential architecture explorations.—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
15 May 2025 -
Will this move prompt some to raise their heads above the parapet?—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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That pleasantry starts to end on June 8, 2014, when Resy launches itself against the ramparts of the OpenTable juggernaut and the reservation-platform wars began.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 May 2025
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Visitors flooded in to walk the ramparts, reenact scenes, and snap selfies.—
Catherine Baab-Muguira,
Quartz,
7 May 2025
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As the city began its industrial rise, some earthworks were razed, and factories were built over them.—
Kevin Williams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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All of the demolition and earthwork is complete, and the structure of the new stand is already being put into place.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Apr. 2025
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Ashley Eakin: The DGA Disability alt co-chair fosters hope for the future of accessible filmmaking. Between polishing scripts and holding the fort on set, writer-director Ashley Eakin also serves as alt co-chair on the DGA’s Disability Committee.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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What had started as little more than a fort, and then a fur-trade outpost, chartered in 1837 with a population of a few thousand, Durica explained, had become the fifth-largest city in the world by 1900.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The concerts take place from late April to mid-September at Castillo Sohail, a 10th-century fortress located by the sea in Fuengirola, Málaga province.—
Franchesca Guim,
Billboard,
21 May 2025
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Strategic diversification across multiple jurisdictions can help create a financial fortress, better shielding wealth from unnecessary threats and better securing long-term financial stability.—
Blake Harris,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Nowadays, more than 10 million people come and marvel at the fortification.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
25 Apr. 2025
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But the British inhabitants of St. Augustine still worried about attacks by the Spanish — hence the fortifications, according to numerous historical accounts.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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One more guard will be patrolling the battlements at the top, but getting past him is just a matter of timing.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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This isn’t a conscious effort to shore up the southern battlements?—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The unnamed Gulf diplomat says there’s a sense of hope in Arab capitals that this bulwark of cooperation, which promotes a peaceful path to Palestinian statehood, will one day achieve results in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.—
Taylor Luck,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 May 2025
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Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have emerged as the leading voices advocating for Kyiv on the global stage, and the two leaders have pushed their European counterparts to boost military spending and join a European bulwark against Moscow’s advances.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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“Breastwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breastwork. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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