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crossfire

[kraws-fahyer, kros‐] / ˈkrɔsˌfaɪər, ˈkrɒs‐ /






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Seafarers who operate the ships that get goods and energy to everyday consumers around the world are caught in the crossfire.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Elon Musk's newly public aerospace firm was caught in the crossfire, external.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

And while markets and ordinary Americans have focused on the rise in oil prices, fertilizer also gotten caught in the crossfire.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

For many young Lebanese caught in the crossfire, their formative years have been jeopardised by repeated conflicts and crises.

From Barron's Mar. 20, 2026

Or were the families just trying to survive the crossfire?

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

The Regional Homelessness Authority was caught in the crossfires of finger pointing after a hotel shelter program collapsed.

From Seattle Times Aug. 30, 2023

His protagonists, often working-class, are caught in the crossfires of history without easy resolution.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2023

"He's a guy that changes speeds, comes at you from an angle and crossfires on you," Mattingly said.

From Seattle Times May 30, 2013

It is this feeling that Rauschenberg tries to catch in his art: all the crossfires of a split second bashed together into a single, isolated work.

From Time Magazine Archive

They will inspect the surf through which the invaders struggled 40 years ago, young amphibians buffeted by waves and torn by crossfires.

From Time Magazine Archive




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