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surgical strike



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"Whoever did this did a surgical strike against the Hamas leadership. Whoever did this has a gripe with Hamas. That is very clear."

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024

Founder and Chief Executive Vijay Shekhar Sharma had then hailed Modi's move, calling it "the biggest,the boldest & the most ambitious surgical strike by any government in the world".

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2021

For weight lifters in the United States, the answer has led to an unusual itinerary for their visits to Japan: Call it a sporting surgical strike.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2021

It was not a surgical strike but a battering ram.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2021

They buy the book, cut out the subtlety in a swift, surgical strike, and there you go.

From Salon • May 8, 2016




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