attack
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Repeated Houthi strikes in Yemen itself have targeted areas that would serve as muster points or command centers for any Saudi-led coalition attack on the ground, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
"Our teams mobilised immediately after detecting the attack and, as a precautionary measure, decided to temporarily suspend certain transactions in order to secure operations and prevent any further fraudulent activity," Arkea said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
And for both regional and European officials present, there was a deep sense of uncertainty regarding Washington and its commitment to shielding putative allies from attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
However, Stapley called the move an "attack on our whole existence" and is concerned that World Triathlon could direct attention and resources towards Hyrox's Olympic ambition - at the expense of his own sport.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
She’d once led an army of robots to attack Canada, not because they had anything she wanted, just to show that she could.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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“I think it will be much easier for attacks on the democratic process to be beaten back.”
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
The company’s “brand of strenuous, no-nonsense exercise” and its emphasis on grit, Mr. Marsh suggests, matched with a sense of “militaristic zeal” that followed the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Authorities in several countries are actively investigating the hacks and warning supermarkets about potential future attacks.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
For example, militaries detecting projectiles in their airspace that were en route to a target country didn’t warn their counterparts, leaving them with less time to deal with incoming attacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
“It’s stupid. She was fine, just kind of tired and nauseous. Like Nana said, I’m oversensitive. But I fell during one of the panic attacks and split open my elbow.”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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Western officials have declined to spell out the rules of engagement if any international troops were to be attacked in Ukraine.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The invoice and payment records were part of a trove of internal A7 files made public after hackers attacked the Russian network and released chat messages among its employees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Ukrainian media reported that Kyiv had attacked the Kstovo oil refinery, calling it "one of Russia's largest oil refineries, producing fuel and lubricants".
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
“They’re afraid their stores will be attacked and looted,” Yves Gollety, owner of the weapons store, explained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
‘It’s this. It is not by chance that the bear attacked your father. It’s because of him that it came into being.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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"We were sometimes achieving it and close to scoring goals but we must be ruthless in the attacking third, 3-0 is maybe more than we deserved, but we accept the defeat."
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Once again, with so many available attacking options, Alonso kept United guessing, with Rogers and winger Pedro Neto often in central positions.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Mr. Greenberger rightly quotes at length his speech attacking the Three-Fifths Compromise, which allowed slaves to be partially counted in the population quotas of states in the House of Representatives and the Electoral College:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Gouverneur Morris was ahead of his time on the slavery question, viciously attacking the Constitution’s Three-Fifths Compromise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The vine came after him and wrapped around him, as if it had a life of its own, as if it was a boa constrictor attacking its dinner.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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