hostile act
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People view publishing these decks as a hostile act, and assume we’re not talking to banks behind the scenes, trying to convince them to take the right path.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
“Ella McCay” is the title of the new political comedy and Emma Mackey is the name of the actress who plays her, which seems like a hostile act of confusion aimed at overtaxed film critics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
On Tuesday, the White House called the efforts to release the Epstein files “a very hostile act to the administration.”
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2025
"But there is also a big cost as it could be considered by the Iranians as a hostile act and we would have to close our embassy in Iran."
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2023
As I have not been notified that war has been declared by South Carolina against the United States, I cannot but think this a hostile act, committed without your sanction or authority.
From Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York by A. F. Warburton
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