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Frederiksen said on Thursday that Denmark was fortifying its military presence in the Arctic and offered closer collaboration with the United States in defending the region.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

At the same time, Russia was fortifying its defensive lines, converting its economy to war production, conscripting hundreds of thousands of fighters and adjusting its strategy for renewed offensives this winter.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2024

The Russian military was fortifying the defenses around Moscow, and Lukashenko told Prigozhin he was about to get “squashed like a bug,” he later recalled.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

It was getting on 1 a.m., and Larry was fortifying himself for the last run of his shift, driving the No. 30 streetcar back to the barn in Friendship Heights.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2015

He told her that he had got hold of the thing he was looking for, but that there were still hours of work ahead of him while he was fortifying himself with necessary authorities.

From The Real Adventure by Crosby, Raymond Moreau