repelled

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They were briefly repelled by a security guard, who along with two other victims in the parking lot, alerted people at the center and police to the attack, saving lives.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The author acknowledges that there is a benefit to being repelled by animals that carry disease—or that look like they might.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The Syrian army said that it had repelled a drone attack from neighbouring Iraq that targeted a southern Syrian base which previously housed US forces, state media reported.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Attack after attack was repelled by the Celtic backline as Trusty and Liam Scales stood up to the Bologna onslaught.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

It was as if her magnetic poles had reversed and where they had once attracted now repelled.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes