attacking

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Robert "Madyar" Brovdi's underground command post features walls of blinking screens playing footage of Ukrainian drones attacking Russian troops, frontline maps, and scoreboards of destroyed targets.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

They will be leaning on that attacking flair and the return of rested stars.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

On Monday morning, Iran and Israel both announced they would refrain from attacking each other, perhaps in response to more pleas from Trump by phone and social media.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Entering Game 3, Towns has outplayed and mind-melted San Antonio’s starry giant, Victor Wembanyama, attacking the basket without fear of the Luxor Obelisk looming in the paint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

A few Cherokee towns that had been hit hardest by rangers responded by attacking squatter settlements, destroying several in 1776.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz