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[hit] / hɪt /






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On Monday, US forces hit The Marivex, also a Palau-flagged oil tanker with an Indian crew, in the Gulf of Oman after it failed to comply with US instructions, Centcom said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“The loss that you’re going through, I share indirectly. It’s hit my family too,” she told residents during the meeting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Morris gave an interview to LitHub in late 2016 after this clip hit the internet.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The mercury has hit triple digits just three times or on 0.06% of June days since 1869.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Once they shot a reindeer, only to find that they’d hit a log.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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