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The broadside came on the eve of a vote in Ukraine’s parliament to formalize the appointment of Yevhenii Khmara as new defense minister, a move Fedorov opposed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Bass strategist Douglas Herman responded to Monday’s results by issuing a broadside against Raman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

There was no immediate reaction to the broadside from Downing Street, where aides insist Sir Keir has acted in the British national interest, with a sense of where British public opinion is.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

If he finds it to his benefit to launch another broadside against Petro, he won’t hesitate to do it.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

Much harden The water was running out against him, and every whitecap that struck him broadside sent water into the bottom of the boat.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

Meanwhile, here was a drama about humans living in a galaxy far, far away, broadsided by an enemy they didn’t take seriously enough.

From Salon ● May 5, 2026

“Yeah,” Mr. Macron mumbled, before being broadsided by a bunch of other questions.

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2022

His wife Neilia and 13-month-old daughter Naomi died after their car was broadsided while they were en route to pick up a Christmas tree.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2021

At around 12:15 a.m. near Andover Drive and Glenoaks Boulevard, the Volkswagen was broadsided by two cars that appeared to be racing while making a left turn, Brimway said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2021

Mother, I see some very interesting persons here—a young master’s mate, who was on the Hatteras, when surprised and broadsided by the Alabama, Capt Semmes—he gave me a very good acc’t of it all—then Capt.

From The Wound Dresser A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion by Walt Whitman

It slid off the end of the runway, broadsiding a steel tower that held landing lights.

From Time Magazine Archive

They blew past two of the plesios, Missy clobbering one with her tail and broadsiding the other, sending it and its riders collapsing into the water.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

There ensue five days of intricate sea-work; not much of broadsiding, mainly tugging out of sunk War-Ships, and the like, to get alongside of Castle Grand, which is the chief obstruction.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 12 by Thomas Carlyle

All he asked of anybody, by God! was to be let alone, though this broadsiding of defenseless people made him sick at the stummick, it did.

From Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas by Lloyd Osbourne

Around and around she veered, broadsiding with astonishing accuracy, and knocking the spars about like a foot-ball team kicking a ball.

From Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure by Charles Haven Ladd Johnston