under fire
Example Sentences
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But the idea that oxygen has always been beneficial for all eukaryotes has come under fire in recent years.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
Two ads promoting Converse’s global Chuck 70 X campaign came under fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Anthropic's boss, Dario Amodei, has come under fire for saying AI technology could wipe out half of entry-level white-collar jobs and will "test who we are as a species".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The board brought him in for the job after a failed external search to replace Ken Lewis, who resigned under fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The technicians from the 586th hadn’t ever been under fire before.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
