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bulwarks

  • present tense form
    of bulwark (3rd person singular).
    bulwark
    noun
    a wall of earth or other material built for defense; rampart.

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There will be raking, and pile-making, and paper sacks stuffed with leaves, arrayed along curbs like defensive bulwarks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

Forests could also be potential bulwarks against climate change.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024

So far, strong consumer spending has been one of the main bulwarks keeping the economy out of a recession.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

Washington wants the two neighbors, both of which are liberal democracies and bulwarks of U.S. power in the region, to stand together on issues ranging from Russia to North Korea.

From Washington Times ● May 21, 2023

Flames of abnormal size were pursuing them, licking up the sides of the junk bulwarks, which were crumbling to soot at their touch.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling