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hostile

[hos-tl, -tahyl] / ˈhɒs tl, -taɪl /


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Ukraine's air force said the "air alert" app -- which typically warns of incoming Russian drone and missile attacks -- had been "subjected to hostile interference".

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

"We faced hostile individuals who are not protesters," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Gaspar called the allegations about creating a hostile working environment and violating campaign finance violations “lies.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The observations indicate that TOI-561 b may be surrounded by a substantial atmosphere, although its conditions would be far too hostile for life as we know it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

The social disruption caused by the collapse of the savings and loan industry and the rise of hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts had given way to a brief period of recriminations.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Meanwhile, around 3,000 Pakistanis have left Iran since hostiles began.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025

Another 2020, another arrival from extraterrestrial hostiles, this time with the ability to hunt with surgical precision based on nothing but sound.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2020

The kitchen loves its star patty so much that the cooks sometimes act as if they’re protecting it from hostiles — or the condiments Jaffe mentioned.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2018

While space traveling on branching paths, the player lands on nodes that become arenas with attacking hostiles in fun, turn-based fights in a retro, 8-bit presentation.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 7, 2017

And even though there weren’t supposed to be any hostiles in the manor, she found her gun hand automatically straying to the Neutrino 2000.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer


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