under fire

Example Sentences

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The announcement comes as SEW remains under fire for repeated water supply failures in Kent and Sussex and grapples with major infrastructure issues.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Gulf nations that host U.S. facilities came under fire overnight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Last year, Allen came under fire after announcing sweeping cuts at about two dozen local affiliates that included laying off meteorologists, part of a reorganization to centralize forecasts at the Weather Channel in Atlanta.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

And at a press conference on the shortage of non-fossil fuels needed to decarbonise air travel, EU regulations on the minimum amounts of such fuels required in aircraft tanks came under fire.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The French awarded the doughty little pigeon their Croix de Guerre medal for bravery under fire.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman