attacked

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Rather than provide proof, he attacked the media, accused major news organizations of corruption and eventually terminated the interview, telling Welker, “Let’s call it quits because I’ve had enough.”

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Digital news outlet Axios reported that US forces had attacked several Iranian air defence systems and radar systems around the strait.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A California couple attacked by a bear outside their eastern Sierra Nevada home have survived the encounter after fighting off the animal with a water bottle and a hatchet, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Calocane had attacked him a year earlier while he was being detained under the Mental Health Act.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“We had not been attacked in this way before,” Mariya said.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein