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In recent weeks, Russia has considerably stepped-up strikes with ballistic missiles -- a fast and powerful weapon that is hard to intercept.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

It would see Royal Navy vessels intercept all migrant boats in the Channel as part of a humanitarian response.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Scientists hope that future spacecraft will be prepared to intercept newly discovered interstellar objects and examine them at close range.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

Several European companies said they would jointly develop a system to intercept medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles, moving to strengthen the continent’s defenses against potential aerial threats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Occasionally English planes retaliated and then the German fighters might intercept them right over Haarlem.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

A top FBI official recently revealed that the bureau does have the authority to make such intercepts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Israel's army sometimes intercepts drones that cross the border, but also often loses contact with the small, low-flying devices.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

SkyFall’s P1-Sun intercepts other drones, like Russia’s versions of Iran’s Shahed drones.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

It can listen for and summarize relevant conversations from intercepts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

Before I can reach it, Gavin intercepts me.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

Some 50 people were intercepted on July 12 alone, according to state media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

The text specifies that a procedure different to immediate returns at the border applies to those "intercepted on the high seas" because those migrants do not breach physical infrastructure.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Many of the drones were intercepted, but Kyiv's depleted air defences meant many of the missiles were not.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Coast Guard says it intercepted a panga boat carrying more than 21 migrants Wednesday more than 70 miles offshore of the Southern California Coast, with one unresponsive man on board who later died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

“We intercepted this coded message from a hostile ship patrolling near the Strait of Hormuz.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

On eight of the last 14 days, Jordan’s military has reported on its website intercepting missiles or drones fired from Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Kuwait's army wrote on X on Saturday that explosions might be heard as a result of "air defence systems intercepting hostile targets".

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

The Bliksem EXO system is designed to close a gap in European defenses by intercepting medium- and intermediate-range missiles in space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Nobody in between -- not the company providing the service, not the internet provider, nor hackers intercepting the message -- can read the content because they don't have the keys to unlock it.

From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026

“We keep intercepting British accents on their radio messages too.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie