intercept

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

The U.S. has used jet fighters, drones, and attack helicopters flying over the Strait to intercept Iranian weapons and boats before they can hit ships sailing along the Omani shore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Kuwait's military said its air defence forces were working to intercept an ongoing attack on its territory, as countries across the Gulf were targeted by drones and missiles.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

Missiles typically carry bigger warheads than drones, can penetrate bunkers and are harder to intercept.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

We intercept German messages, but we can’t break the ciphers.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

But Apple Intelligence intercepts user intent before it ever reaches a Meta app.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

Bombarded with thousands of intercepts a year, she was used to creating order out of cacophony.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Once on Spanish territory, they were intercepted by Spain's Guardia Civil gendarmerie at sea but managed to escape.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 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

A recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling put some limits on the government’s ability to immediately send back migrants intercepted at sea, though legal experts told Reuters that this does not prevent their eventual expulsion.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

A senior Jordanian government official said five missiles were intercepted in Jordan’s eastern desert and caused no injuries or material damage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Within seconds her hazel eyes discovered his and she ran, intercepted by Habib’s bear hug and their mother’s happy sobs.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

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

Air raid alerts sounded in Bahrain, while Kuwait's army said its forces were intercepting "hostile aerial targets" on Monday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

The system would be "capable even of intercepting missiles launched from the other side of the world, or launched from space", the president said last year.

From BBC ● May 12, 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