attacked
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The incident followed claims made Thursday by Yemen’s Houthi militants that they had attacked several sites in Saudi Arabia, including the Ras Tanura and Rabigh refineries and a Saudi Aramco production facility in Abqaiq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
“They’re afraid their stores will be attacked and looted,” Yves Gollety, owner of the weapons store, explained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
“When I know I’m being attacked, I immediately remind myself that that is a common strategy,” she told The Hollywood Reporter in 2017.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
Australia immediately attacked; after seven minutes, Chapman got up to take a high catch from Jocelyn Kelleher's kick and score.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
“But nothing happened when I spun! I didn’t catch on fire or get attacked by mice! I just made gold! Fat skeins of gold that could feed the whole village!”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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