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attacker

NOUN
aggressor
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Against zonal defences, an attacker can occupy a gap between opponents and become a free, unmarked player.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Questions are also being asked about major security lapses, including how the attacker was recruited by Flydubai and given clearance to fly a plane filled with Israelis to Tel Aviv.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

US cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike said on Wednesday that its investigations into digital clues suggested the attacker had used Artex, and was potentially a 26-year-old based in China.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

In another video, the boy who was hit, identified by community members as Xavier, jumps over a fourth-floor railing as the student who appears to be the attacker approaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

President Reagan's attacker, like Charles Guiteau, had a history of mental illness.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow


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