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Should a bad actor be interested in damaging vaccine distribution, they could stage an attack on the temperature control systems in place.

From Fortune

The attacks could result in delayed development of these desperately needed vaccines or in the theft of vaccine-related data.

From Fortune

Hartmann, and many cybersecurity experts, believe it’s only a matter of time before an attack against hospitals causes such a tragedy.

Murray says he’s “scared to death” about the possibility of contracting the coronavirus because he’s at high risk due to a COPD diagnosis and his past heart attack.

From Vox

Researchers captured microscope images of an attack in the meninges of mice that was led by plasma cells that had likely been trained in the guts.

There is a particular focus in the magazine on attacking the United States, which al Qaeda calls a top target.

It drains your body of nutrients and vitamins, attacking the central nervous system and leaving you in a dehydrated, hazy state.

"Perry" chimed in: "They don't want to take blame," he said of the police union attacking De Blasio.

He then dons a Spider-Man costume and savagely starts attacking criminals.

“When you attack public sector unions now, you are attacking the heart of the U.S. labor movement,” says Dine.

A full third of the attacking force lay on the ground, dead or grievously wounded.

The attacking guns threw heavier shot and had a longer range than the Spanish artillery.

Bruce taunted them for attacking with arrows, three to one, and they chivalrously threw down their bows and drew their swords.

The insurgents were under cover the whole time, and their assembled thousands could hardly be seen by the attacking columns.

We have had fighting enough, Heaven knows, but we felt that by ‘doing’ he meant ‘attacking,’ not ‘defending.’

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On this page you'll find 103 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to attacking, such as: combative, contentious, destructive, intrusive, threatening, and advancing.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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