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 23, 2026

“The country seems to have become somewhat frozen in time after the liberation,” said Edward “Skip” Gnehm Jr., who was U.S. ambassador when the invasion was repelled and continued to visit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Cokayne's brave turnover, clamping down in the shadow of her own posts, repelled that attack.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

He and his friends, Hazel and Frank, were standing in the middle of a fountain as Percy repelled the angry Romans with blasts of water.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan