attack
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"He's not Ed Miliband, he's hard to attack, and he's Treasury-literate."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Zohran Mamdani’s “turn the volume up” attack on President Trump in November 2025 gained millions of likes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Kuwaiti authorities have called on the public to consume less energy so that they can maintain round-the-clock electricity as the grid comes under Iranian attack.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Deputies received a 911 call regarding a dog attack in the 43200 block of 20th Street West at 9:53 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The panic attack I had that day was because I overreacted to something I shouldn’t have reacted to.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Type 2 diabetes is serious, and can lead to severe complications, such as heart attacks and strokes.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The attacks spurred the Kuwaiti government over the weekend to launch an ad campaign calling on residents to reduce their water and power usage, especially during peak hours between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
In late 2023 and early 2024, the Houthis hijacked a commercial ship in the Red Sea and launched attacks on dozens of other vessels, leading container-shipping companies to halt their Red Sea routes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Kuwait said Iran hit several power and water desalination plants Monday, causing fires in the fourth such attacks in as many days.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
I’ve even had two panic attacks, but those are…awful.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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“A Kuwaiti oil tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz northeast of Oman by an unknown projectile,” ANZ Research analysts say in a research report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The dog was pronounced dead, and the man who was attacked was transported to a local hospital, where he was listed as stable Monday evening, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Officials and analysts say the country is content for now to stand back and let economic pressure build on Iran’s leadership but would get involved if attacked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
In Khuzestan province, the deputy provincial governor said the US had attacked 95 locations in 12 cities over the past 10 days, according to Iran's Tasnim news agency.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
They weren’t mutinies in the sense that soldiers attacked their officers, but were more like workmen’s strikes, in which entire units refused to return to the trenches or take part in new attacks.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Tehran had earlier said it was attacking US assets in the country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Iran began attacking ships using the Oman corridor in early July, setting off an extended series of tit-for-tat attacks that collapsed the deal to pause the fighting and all but closed the strait to traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Some of those strikes could violate international law, which forbids attacking civilian infrastructure.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Borthwick's side ended a five-Test losing streak by scoring 73 points in a free-flowing attacking display against Fiji in Liverpool last Saturday.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
I’d be angry if Alan had the advantage, the right-of-way, and didn’t fully commit to attacking.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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