intercept
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He said the government had given officers "stronger powers to act earlier and disrupt, intercept and take down the operations of criminal smuggling gangs who bring illegal migrants to our shores".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
It will involve France deploying millions of pounds worth of drones, two helicopters and a camera system to intercept people smugglers and illegal migrants.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The Iranian drones they intercept are arrows—cheap, plentiful, made in bulk.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The Iron Dome is an advanced Israeli air defence system used to intercept and destroy a range of aerial missiles, rockets and drones.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Any civilization able to intercept Voyager in the depths of interstellar space, its transmitters long dead, would know far more science than we do.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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