attack
Example Sentences
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Yet hackers linked to its biggest adversary, Iran, have managed to pull off a series of successful breaches by using known vulnerabilities to attack institutions that aren’t as well-defended as the country’s critical infrastructure.
The attacks have been criticised by some experts, who said they could violate international laws governing armed conflict.
From BBC
In 1749, Brook Watson, a 14-year-old English youth serving on a merchant ship, was swimming in Havana harbor when he was attacked by a shark.
The Interior secretary told CNN at the time that bad actors could take advantage of radar distortion to “launch a swarm drone attack through a wind farm,” which Lippold said is laughable.
From Los Angeles Times
Instead this is a seismic blow and one which will have potential consequences going into the January transfer window, with the Reds short of attacking depth.
From BBC
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