intercept

Example Sentences

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The UK is locked in last-minute talks with France over the renewal of a deal to pay for beach patrols to intercept small boats in the English Channel.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin wrote on X that "air defence systems operated but did not intercept the missile, we will investigate the incident."

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

They have been using multimillion-dollar missiles and jet fighters to intercept a barrage of Iran’s Shahed drones, which cost just tens of thousands of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The military said its "defence system is operating to intercept the threat".

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Even the Navy admitted that the Coast Guard was “10 years more advanced” than its own intercept service.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield