attacking

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McTominay has 70 caps and has played multiple positions - right-sided centre-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

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

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

When he sits down at the kitchen table and starts attacking his chow mein, I say, “Don’t they feed you at work?”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King