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Most of the drones were shot down, but Kyiv's depleted air defences did not intercept any of the missiles.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Ukraine's air force said it managed to intercept 55 missiles and 265 drones launched by Moscow.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Destinus, MBDA, Safran, Airbus and Thales signed a letter of intent to develop the Bliksem EXO system to intercept ballistic missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

So a plan is needed to track and potentially intercept tigers, said Axel Moehrenschlager, conservation translocation director for wild cat protection organisation Panthera.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

When I came home each day, I would check the mail and intercept any letters from school, answering those that needed answering and discarding the others.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Israel's army sometimes intercepts drones that cross the border, but also often loses contact with the small, low-flying devices.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

It can listen for and summarize relevant conversations from intercepts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

Those intercepts are a success -- they prevented the missiles from striking their targets -- but they also come at the cost of pricey, high-tech interceptors that are in short supply.

From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026

I get an extra-large portion of pea soup and am headed back to Compartment E when Boggs intercepts me.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

The Smyrtos was taken to be anchored off Weymouth after Royal Marines Commandos intercepted and boarded it in a first-of-its-kind operation to disrupt the sanctioned tanker in June.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Most salvos have been aimed at bases hosting U.S. forces and have been intercepted, U.S. and Jordanian officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Once on Spanish territory, they were intercepted by Spain's Guardia Civil gendarmerie at sea but managed to escape.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Coast Guard says it intercepted a panga boat carrying more than 21 migrants Wednesday more than 70 miles offshore of the Southern California Coast, with one unresponsive man on board who later died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Stick intercepted him with a shoulder bump that sent the man reeling a few steps back.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

On eight of the last 14 days, Jordan’s military has reported on its website intercepting missiles or drones fired from Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Kuwait's army wrote on X on Saturday that explosions might be heard as a result of "air defence systems intercepting hostile targets".

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

The Bliksem EXO system is designed to close a gap in European defenses by intercepting medium- and intermediate-range missiles in space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The RAF's Typhoon jets, in service since 2004 and now to be extended to the 2040s, will remain the primary means of intercepting drones and cruise missiles.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 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