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Nearly as many said they were fortifying the grid against severe weather.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

She had thought they would be trapped in crossfire as Iran-backed groups were fortifying their positions and getting ready to fight, but then "they just vanished in a few hours".

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

In a regular social media update Saturday, the General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said the Russians were fortifying their battle lines on the river’s eastern bank after abandoning the capital.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2022

After a week of rapid Ukrainian gains in the northeast, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces were fortifying defences and it would be hard to maintain the pace of the advance.

From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2022

We were fortifying the Hill in one Night.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson