repelled

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They were briefly repelled by a security guard, who, along with two other victims in the parking lot, alerted people at the center and police to the attack, saving lives.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

“The country seems to have become somewhat frozen in time after the liberation,” said Edward “Skip” Gnehm Jr., who was U.S. ambassador when the invasion was repelled and continued to visit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

That offensive was repelled by forces from France, which has since left the Sahel country.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Through flashbacks over six episodes, we learn why the two are so irredeemably attracted and repelled by one another.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Bodies moved, forces attracted and repelled, but time and space simply continued, unaffected.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking