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under fire

ADJECTIVE
under attack
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He is not alone in using his phone to conduct video interviews with prospective employers — but doing so has come under fire recently.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

VAR, a video replay system implemented to correct blatant errors in soccer, has come under fire for harming the spirit of the game.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

A prominent member of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centre-right party came under fire on Friday for having a child through a surrogate pregnancy in the United States, despite the practice being illegal in Germany.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

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

A few days after the barn-raising a letter came from Shadrach Yale in which he too discussed General McClellan, from the viewpoint of a young soldier who had just known his first experience under fire.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt



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