attacked
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Today, it might be worth identifying specific facilities that would be difficult to restart or replace, were they attacked, as candidates for undergrounding.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Shakur was closely affiliated with Death Row, and the record company’s boss, Marion “Suge” Knight, was inside his car the night he was attacked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The Houthis, a Yemeni militia, reportedly attacked Saudi ships in the Red Sea on Monday.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
The return of displaced Syrian Kurds to their northeastern hometown of Ras al-Ain was suspended on Monday after a first group of returnees was attacked, prompting protests in other Kurdish-majority parts of Syria.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Is it possible he was asking to be connected to the man who had just attacked me?
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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