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attacker

NOUN
aggressor
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“Even the United States, with its industrial capacity, is not prepared to defend against an attacker that builds ballistic missiles at industrial scale,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

And unlike humans, the attacker here never took a break, Saraceno said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Verdict: Matthias Jaissle was perplexed in his post-match interview, yet he would surely be furious if a Fulham player held one of his defenders back to create on onside corridor for another attacker to score.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Verdict: A foul is determined by the first contact on the attacker.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

President Reagan's attacker, like Charles Guiteau, had a history of mental illness.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow


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