attacked

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Digital news outlet Axios reported that US forces had attacked several Iranian air defence systems and radar systems around the strait.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He attacked the qualifications of her replacement and told him he wasn’t welcome in a way that could only indicate insubordination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Calocane had attacked him a year earlier while he was being detained under the Mental Health Act.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

She attacked both for receiving large sums of money from “special interests,” especially McKinney for accepting Airbnb’s largesse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Fitzgerald, a boy younger but much bigger than me, was once challenged to run into The Woods and he got attacked by mad squirrels.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff