crossfire
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And while markets and ordinary Americans have focused on the rise in oil prices, fertilizer also gotten caught in the crossfire.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Not classified as prisoners of war, these seafarers are stuck inside a gathering emergency—caught in the crossfire for more than two months, and running low on basic provisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
All the while it is caught in the crossfire of opposing armies.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
For many young Lebanese caught in the crossfire, their formative years have been jeopardised by repeated conflicts and crises.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
I knew nobody wanted to be caught in a crossfire.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
The Regional Homelessness Authority was caught in the crossfires of finger pointing after a hotel shelter program collapsed.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
His protagonists, often working-class, are caught in the crossfires of history without easy resolution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
"He's a guy that changes speeds, comes at you from an angle and crossfires on you," Mattingly said.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2013
They will inspect the surf through which the invaders struggled 40 years ago, young amphibians buffeted by waves and torn by crossfires.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is this feeling that Rauschenberg tries to catch in his art: all the crossfires of a split second bashed together into a single, isolated work.
From Time Magazine Archive
