direct hit
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It is the most direct hit between the two companies fighting for control of the nearly $80 billion weight-loss drug market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Taiwan itself did not receive a direct hit but thousands of people were forced to leave their homes and there was a danger of landslides after heavy rain.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The sanctuary of the Lavra’s Assumption Cathedral sustained a direct hit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
But Ivan Verbytskyi, Ukraine’s First Deputy Minister of Culture, told us Monday that all evidence points to “a direct hit by a drone on the cathedral.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
This was a direct hit at Mother’s modern child-rearing methods, which she's defended on many occasions.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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