under fire

Example Sentences

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Dell Technologies gains as Super Micro comes under fire for its employees’ involvement in an alleged chip smuggling plot.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Another function on the app, its 'heatmap', has previously come under fire for sharing the location of exercise routes of military personnel in bases around the world.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Live Nation, the ticketing giant that reached a tentative settlement with the Department of Justice last week, remains under fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Even Mamdani’s family’s social media usage is coming under fire.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

“Of course they had a right,” General Peckem snapped with cold and calculated severity, resolving right then and there to test the mettle of his new colonel under fire.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller