attacked

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“We had kind of a sweaty first quarter,” said Talley Leger, chief market strategist at the Wealth Consulting Group, of the selloff in stocks after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in late February.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

On Monday the US said it had attacked seven Iranian fast boats in the strait while Iran said it had fired warning shots at a US vessel.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Then they attacked Ford procedures and mandates the team deemed obsolete or even nonsensical.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

On Sunday, a cargo ship was reportedly attacked near the Strait of Hormuz.

From MarketWatch • May 3, 2026

“Were you really attacked by a polar bear?”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz