attacked

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It guarantees mutual support if either is attacked.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Noem has faced questioning before Congress about the alleged relationship, and attacked the reports as “tabloid garbage,” though she stopped short of explicitly denying the allegations while under oath.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Pelley also attacked the credentials of Nick Bilton, a former New York Times tech reporter and documentary filmmaker who has never run a TV news operation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Instead of collecting trophies, he sued a rival franchise, feuded with fans and—despite his success elsewhere in the entertainment world—relentlessly attacked the NBA itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Fitzgerald, a boy younger but much bigger than me, was once challenged to run into The Woods and he got attacked by mad squirrels.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff