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 22, 2026

The situation on the front lines has also improved, with Russian assaults largely repelled in most areas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Four days later, Carney addressed the nation displaying a figurine of Gen. Isaac Brock, who repelled U.S. forces invading what is today Canada in the War of 1812.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 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

Blatch said, “The suffrage movement...bored its adherents and repelled its opponents.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling