direct hit

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England were again excellent in the field with stand-in captain Charlie Dean's direct hit from extra cover seeing off Brooke Halliday for 20.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

While New Zealand were gifted the wicket of Duckett via Gay's poor call and Smith's direct hit, the rest came through the relentlessness of the tourists' four seamers.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

The sanctuary of the Lavra’s Assumption Cathedral sustained a direct hit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

In New York City, authorities and residents were bracing for a direct hit, the first blizzard to sock the city since 2016.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

He hadn’t wanted to score a bull’s-eye at all, certainly not a direct hit on an uncomfortable truth.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke