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  • "Bastion" is mean strong fortress, like much bast put together, yes?

    Squaw no more David 2006

  • The scooter, like the Bastion, is the subject of international military interest, with enthusiasts including the former US vice-president Dick Cheney (George W Bush had a ride but was famously photographed leaping to safety after losing control).

    Jimi Heselden obituary Martin Wainwright 2010

  • John Marco is a favorite author of mine who used to run a blog called The Bastion, but just decided to quit one day.

    Archive 2009-12-01 Bryce L. 2009

  • John Marco is a favorite author of mine who used to run a blog called The Bastion, but just decided to quit one day.

    The Bastion is Back Bryce L. 2009

  • The "War of the Whole People" -- currently undergoing a practice run in the military exercise called Bastion 2009 -- has an assigned job for each of us.

    Yoani Sanchez: War Games In Cuba 2009

  • LUCIA NEWMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It's called Bastion 2004, the war games Cuba's communist government want heard all the way in Washington.

    CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2004 2004

  • The Frenchman declares that one of the Elmina castles was called Bastion de France, and 'on it are still to be seen some old arithmetical numbers, which are

    To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I Richard Francis Burton 1855

  • It's as if the very act of existing is enough to begin the rebuilding process, and it's your job to move across the land and find the materials needed to build what your new friend refers to as a "Bastion," a small landmass where you can begin to rebuild the world and fight for some form of safety.

    Ars Technica Ben Kuchera 2011

  • The Ministry of Defence organised the competition called the Bastion of Courage for children aged 13-16.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2011

  • Bastion, which is headed to "digital platforms" some time next summer.

    GameSetWatch 2010

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