crossfire
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Grain exports, especially to the Mediterranean region, are caught in the crossfire as Russia and Ukraine expand their bombing targets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Elon Musk's newly public aerospace firm was caught in the crossfire, external.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
And while markets and ordinary Americans have focused on the rise in oil prices, fertilizer also gotten caught in the crossfire.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Not classified as prisoners of war, these seafarers are stuck inside a gathering emergency—caught in the crossfire for more than two months, and running low on basic provisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
They moved forward, they bore down on the eraser from three sides, cutting off all retreat, pinning it down in murderous crossfire, the lieutenant leading the charge, the captain shouting commands, calling in air strikes.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
The Regional Homelessness Authority was caught in the crossfires of finger pointing after a hotel shelter program collapsed.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
His protagonists, often working-class, are caught in the crossfires of history without easy resolution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
"He's a guy that changes speeds, comes at you from an angle and crossfires on you," Mattingly said.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2013
It is this feeling that Rauschenberg tries to catch in his art: all the crossfires of a split second bashed together into a single, isolated work.
From Time Magazine Archive
They will inspect the surf through which the invaders struggled 40 years ago, young amphibians buffeted by waves and torn by crossfires.
From Time Magazine Archive
