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intercept

[in-ter-sept, in-ter-sept] / ˌɪn tərˈsɛpt, ˈɪn tərˌsɛpt /


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Ukraine’s weapons—attack drones, interceptors and uncrewed boats—need to travel at high speeds to intercept Russian Shahed-type drones, bomb the Russian army’s logistics and stall Russia’s invasion force.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

It said that law enforcement officials were working to intercept any additional letters, but “it is possible that some letters may reach their destinations.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

According to Beskrestnov, Ukraine uses Starlink to help intercept drones, although exactly how this works has never been made clear.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old engineer, was arrested by the FBI and charged with using or attempting to use a device "to intercept oral communications".

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

"But Hermes would be on a flyby, so the MAV would have to escape Mars gravity entirely to intercept."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Even more promising, the researchers have already used this discovery to develop a molecular decoy that intercepts the toxin before it can damage colon cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The site has been expanded to include a sophisticated signals intelligence facility, which has prompted France and the US to consider moving their own bases in Djibouti to avoid Chinese intercepts, according to Kurlantzick.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Italy provides financial and technical support to the Libyan Coast Guard, which in turn intercepts boats and returns migrants to mainland Libya.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

A top FBI official recently revealed that the bureau does have the authority to make such intercepts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

I go for his face next, but he intercepts my hand, and then his fingers rotate until they’re intertwined with mine.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

At the spot where Oksinski's car was intercepted and he was shot by police there is another memorial, this one in honour of the officers still in hospital.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Multiple witnesses told AFP on Sunday that Riyadh's financial district was targeted and the area's Aramco tower was damaged, after the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said it had intercepted missiles launched by the group.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis earlier said it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-aligned group toward Riyadh.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Saudi Arabia said its air defences had intercepted and destroyed several missiles.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Ethan ducked to one side, trying to get behind me until Annabeth intercepted him.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

Members of a Ukrainian drone unit that call themselves Peaky Blinders, named after the cult BBC TV series, have taken on the task of intercepting Russian drones.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Google’s AI summaries at the top of its search-result pages are intercepting online traffic and keeping more people from clicking through to the sites being mined by the AI for information.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

By intercepting the toxin, the decoys successfully protected the mice from BFT-induced damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Since the start of the 20th century, when the British Royal Navy experimented with radio jamming and intercepting enemy communications, the vulnerability of radio signals has been exploited in combat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Thanks in no small part to her decryptions, the Coast Guard was intercepting many more rumrunners, depriving the crime bosses of their profits.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield


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