repel

Within months, these fighters—often traveling in Toyota Land Cruisers and supported by helicopter gunships—managed to repel rebels from taking over the capital of the mineral-rich nation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Grief tethers Supergirl to Ruthye, even though they disagree on how to handle it, and it also seems to repel her from Corenswet’s dopey, innocent Clark Kent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Drone strikes beyond the battlefield pump up market for technology to repel them.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

That ability to repel opposition players has become a trademark move.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Unable to repel the quacks with a clear theory of their own, archaeologists and anthropologists found themselves enveloped in a cloud of speculation.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

In one part of the conveyor system, a vibrating panel called an eddy current creates a sort of reverse magnet that repels nonferrous materials like aluminum beverage cans into their own collection area.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

"In a dusty plasma, we described how a leading particle attracts the trailing particle, but the trailing particle always repels the leading one," Nemenman explains.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026

As an adult, I’ve tried to will myself back into enthrallment with this plucky heroine who repels a scary hobo, bravely goes without food and saves a poor Italian immigrant when others are against her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

In the northern Danish city of Aalborg, the firm MyDefence makes equipment that jams and repels drones.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025

It has a thick hide that repels most charms and curses, a large, sharp horn upon its nose and a long, rope-like tail.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

"Debris has been reported in the area of the port of Vysotsk," Drozdenko said on social media early Saturday, while saying the "attack was still being repelled."

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

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 23, 2026

Kuwait's military said it repelled a dawn drone attack.

From Barron's ● May 10, 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

He was repelled by the thought even as he was drawn to it.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

If elected, Wadagni is expected to be able to count on the loyalty of the army, which played a decisive role in repelling an attempted coup against Talon in December.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

It’s almost perfect, in other words, for repelling crowds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

That could leave Saudi Arabia under a cloud of uncertainty, potentially for years to come, repelling foreign investors it has increasingly been counting on for its transformation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

Tel was lively and hit the bar immediately after Igor Jesus' opener but faded in the second half with Forest's defence - expertly marshalled by Nikola Milenkovic - repelling everything.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

Instead of repelling herself to a safe altitude, Holly crumpled onto the troll’s back, becoming instantly entangled in the ropy fur.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer