intercept

To intercept them, Ukraine is using combat aircraft, including F-16s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Russian army has new jet-powered unmanned aircraft that are much faster and more difficult to intercept.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

In many instances it has employed jet-powered drones which are faster and harder to intercept.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Authorities would have powers to restrict basic freedoms such as freedom of movement and assembly and, most controversially of all, intercept communications in specific geographic areas.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

"Ascent time: eight minutes, fourteen seconds. On course for Hermes intercept."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

It now intercepts a vast proportion of drones and missiles – although Russia often fires them in such great numbers they overwhelmed air defences and many do get through.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

SkyFall’s P1-Sun intercepts other drones, like Russia’s versions of Iran’s Shahed drones.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

Gathering and parsing it can require thousands of analysts grinding for hours over communications intercepts, photographs and radar images as they try to divine the locations of missile launchers, tunnels and other targets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

Simon intercepts me on my way to the buses.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Last week one boat set off from Normandy and spent more than 30 hours at sea, before being intercepted and taken to Dover by Border Force.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

With two seconds left, he had a shot at the endzone from 19 yards, but Hufanga intercepted for a second time to clinch a 30-26 Broncos win.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

And he has been intercepted six times already in 2026 after getting picked off only eight times total last season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Earlier Thursday, Saudi Arabia’s coalition fighting in Yemen said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed six ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

If Mr. Guareschi had been in the halls trying to track down Sycorax and Caliban, he might have intercepted him.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

With just over a minute left in the game, Rams cornerback Josh Wallace battled with Broncos receiver Pat Bryant before intercepting a Bo Nix pass at the Rams’ seven-yard line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

On Friday last, the military also destroyed a boat after intercepting and evacuating the crew.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

With French officers claiming they are now intercepting two-thirds of small boats before they can reach the coast, that means fewer crossing opportunities.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Current missions include intercepting Iranian missiles, providing cover for commercial ships in the strait and blockading Iranian ports and coastal areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

A few Earthborn launched a volley of rocks, but from the sides of the hull a dozen Archimedes spheres sprayed out, intercepting the boulders and blasting them to dust.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan