repelled

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

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Four days later, Carney addressed the nation displaying a figurine of Gen. Isaac Brock, who repelled U.S. forces invading what is today Canada in the War of 1812.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Swinney said Russian aggression must be repelled and the independence of Ukraine protected.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Oleh Hlushko, a battalion commander whose men repelled another assault on their part of the southeastern front this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Bodies moved, forces attracted and repelled, but time and space simply continued, unaffected.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking