under fire

Example Sentences

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Albania’s environmental regulations are now under fire from the EU, which has been considering whether to admit Albania for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

And at a press conference on the shortage of non-fossil fuels needed to decarbonise air travel, EU regulations on the minimum amounts of such fuels required in aircraft tanks came under fire.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“DOGE,” as Elon Musk dubbed the entity, has come under fire from two other whistleblowers for mishandling data and compromising the Social Security numbers of every American.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Hahn was under fire from voters in South L.A., who criticized him for ousting Parks as police chief, and in the San Fernando Valley, where he had successfully defeated a secession movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

I was learning under fire how the press, when it wants to, can twist, and slant.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey