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[uh-tak] / əˈtæk /








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The Daily Star declares "Tiger attack horror", and says the unnamed man was killed on Saturday after he climbed into a big cat enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

He caught his flights but said he was worried about being able to get back on Sunday after the Thursday attack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Their pitching staff is deep and talented, they play exceptional defense, and they have an offensive attack that does all the little things well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Spurs have often looked lively in attack this season, but they have lacked conviction in front of goal and only 19th-placed Coventry have scored fewer goals than Tottenham's three.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Even in the aftermath of the attack, Ama’s eyes are shining as she looks at me.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Some international companies are evaluating evacuation options and looking for backup transportation for employees as the Houthi attacks disrupt flights and prompt tougher government travel warnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Israel has reduced its level of attacks but has kept striking Gaza on a near-daily basis.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Both sides have been accused of using drone attacks.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

They also are concerned about tight supplies of missile interceptors needed to fend off attacks, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Unlike the kamikaze attacks flown by Japanese pilots, taran wasn’t meant to be a suicide maneuver.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Against South Africa, the left-hander hit only three boundaries on day one - he attacked only 14.2% of deliveries in making his first 50 runs, the lowest figure of the Australia's top order.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Greene-Placentia says that she was attacked while out repairing campaign signs around 2 a.m.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

The surfers were camping in a remote beachside area when they were attacked in April 2024.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Yocheved Ruttenberg grew up in Baltimore, went by “Kim,” and was selling roofing door-to-door in Texas when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

When Germany attacked the Soviet Union during World War II, Abel took on the incredibly dangerous task of slipping behind enemy lines.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

A lawsuit that accused an Orange County Board of Education trustee of choking and attacking a neighbor during a road rage incident has been dismissed, court records show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

England's recent 3-1-3-3 shape in possession has given them an extra player at the back but appears to have also provided better attacking dynamics.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

He has been tasked with reorienting the team, moving away from its conservative defensive-first approach to an aggressive attacking style, with defensemen often joining the rush.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Rather than broadly attacking oral bacteria with antimicrobial treatments, the long term goal is to find ways to influence the balance of the microbial community itself.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Russia, with Europe’s largest army, had pledged to aid France by attacking Germany from the east—creating the war’s Eastern Front.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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