attacked
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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
When al Qaeda attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, Vladimir Putin was new and uncertain in his job as president of Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had attacked the Al-Tanf military base in Syria.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
The parents of a three-year-old boy who was attacked in a crocodile enclosure say they are "amazed" at the progress he is making and that he is "smiling again".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
‘It’s this. It is not by chance that the bear attacked your father. It’s because of him that it came into being.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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