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or counter-aggressions
as in counterassaults
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Initial Russian gains occurred primarily in the early months of the war, with Ukrainian counteroffensives regaining significant areas in Kharkiv and Kherson provinces.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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That’s in part due to throwing all the chips in the middle and not being ready for counterattacks.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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When a partner continually feels trapped behind excuses or counterattacks, the original frustration then hardens into resentment.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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There have been at least 50 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement this year, resulting in 66 officers being shot, 15 of them fatally, according to the report.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Poor weather and battlefield obscurants continue to endanger warfighters as adversaries rely on these conditions to escape attacks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Two months later, the group launched more than two dozen attacks across northeastern Syria, relying on a combination of guerrilla tactics, including small arms fire, ambushes, assassinations, and improvised explosive devices targeting military checkpoints and government vehicles.—
Caroline Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
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The mission has also lost two members of its force in gang ambushes; while one has been confirmed dead the other is still been regarded as missing even though local media has reported him as dead.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
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Dart connected on 13 of his 20 pass attempts in the home win at MetLife Stadium, logging 111 yards and a passing touchdown.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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App State’s Swann completed just 11 of his 24 pass attempts, and no completion went farther than 12 yards.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Sep. 2025
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That's my biggest fear every night, especially with these increases [in assaults], that everyone gets home safe every night.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Starting in the early '70s, Shakur had frequent run-ins with law enforcement, her name appearing as a person of interest for bank robberies and several violent assaults on police officers.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Midnight curfews, daily air raids and wounded veterans on the runway put the reality of war front and centre.—
Finbarr Toesland,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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Grygorova, 19, who lives in Kharkiv, a city near the Ukrainian-Russian border, said despite the constant rocket attacks, drones, air raids, and explosions, her thoughts are always with the people suffering through the continuous combat.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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For Brasília, Beijing constitutes an indispensable strategic partner, but Washington, even after its recent aggressions, remains an irreplaceable global power.—
HUSSEIN KALOUT,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Sep. 2025
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Challenges are also proceeding against the other frenzied aggressions prompted by the fake immigration emergency, including a lawsuit by the ACLU over the creation of the Alligator Alcatraz facility.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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