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attack

[uh-tak] / əˈtæk /








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It comes after the Labour peer who carried out a review of defence capability last year launched a scathing public attack on the hold-up.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Former Metropolitan police officer Michael Fanone, who suffered a heart attack on Jan. 6, 2021 after being shot with a stun gun by a rioter, felt betrayed by the DOJ’s reversal.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Stationing ships on Iran’s coast could make U.S. assets susceptible to attack, officials said, so the U.S. will likely try to intercept or quarantine commercial vessels in the Arabian Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

At 63, less than five years removed from a heart attack that nearly ended his life, the actor understands exactly what his body is capable of.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

I taught students to understand the background of what they were working on, how to figure out what the problem was and then how to attack it.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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