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attack

[uh-tak] / əˈtæk /








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“We unequivocally condemn this attack and all forms of violence.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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

A man said he was in Ysbyty Glan Clwyd for 22 hours after he suffered a heart attack - and had been in a cupboard before getting on to a ward.

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

The Hunley was originally designed to attack a ship using a torpedo-like explosive floating device that was towed at the end of a long rope.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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