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Recent Examples of intercept
According to the official, the department will restart the Treasury Offset program – which allows the government to intercept or offset federal tax refunds, Social Security payments, and other federal income streams – by May 5th.
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Of those, 33 of them were intercepted and another 36 were lost, likely having been electronically jammed.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Walking to the front of the funeral parlor, I was intercepted by Donna, Bill and Mary Kay, children of Dan Whitters, my late father’s close friend who had married his cousin Betty.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
Different types of systems are suited to intercepting various types of incoming threats, from slow-moving explosive drones to hypersonic missiles.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Of those, 33 of them were intercepted and another 36 were lost, likely having been electronically jammed.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Walking to the front of the funeral parlor, I was intercepted by Donna, Bill and Mary Kay, children of Dan Whitters, my late father’s close friend who had married his cousin Betty.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
Different types of systems are suited to intercepting various types of incoming threats, from slow-moving explosive drones to hypersonic missiles.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercept
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The game ended appropriately with Minnesota’s Naz Reid grabbing an offensive rebound off a Timberwolves missed free throw attempt and hugging the ball like Minnesota hugged this victory.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Keep scrolling for more comfortable and packable flats to grab this season from Amazon, Nordstrom, Zappos, and more—starting at $25.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2025
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From a group of playful otters vying over a fresh fish to weeping plum trees glistening in the rain, the winners of a National Geographic contest open to amateur photographers have captured the diversity and beauty of Earth.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Once the layers are loaded, locate what will be your central image, capturing the peak of the eclipse — totality, annularity or the point of greatest eclipse, depending on the type of eclipse. 4.—
Josh Dury,
Space.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The city also hands out Narcan, which reverses an opioid overdose by blocking the effects of the opiate on the brain and by restoring breathing.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2025
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Mangione's attorneys have sought to block prosecutors from seeking the death penalty.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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On March 27, U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, announced that some 300 international students already have had their visas revoked this year, caught in the crosshairs of the attacks on political dissent, noncitizens, and higher education.—
Susan Thomas,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Secure loose outdoor items and adjust plans as necessary so you're not caught outside.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Bondi and Patel announced the seizure during a press conference on Wednesday, saying the Coast Guard interdicted almost 45,000 pounds of cocaine and 3,800 pounds of marijuana worth over $509 million.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The senators noted the U.S. government has never before sent anyone directly from within the country’s borders to be detained at Guantánamo, though the naval facilities were temporarily used more than 30 years ago to house migrants from Haiti and Cuba interdicted at sea.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Intercept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercept. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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