as in attempt
an attack in which a place is bombed by military airplanes
Much of the city was destroyed in an air raid.
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Recent Examples of air raid
No air raid sirens blared in Israel Sunday, when a drone launched by Hezbollah forces in Lebanon entered Israeli airspace, eventually crashing through the roof of an army base dining hall deep inside the country.
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Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
The nascent ground operation in Lebanon has already proved costlier, in terms of Israeli military casualties, than the prior air raids and special ops.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
Cross-border shelling and air raids threaten children’s lives and mental health
UNICEF is working with partners to provide urgent assistance to children and families caught in rising hostilities between Israel and the armed group Hezbollah.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Ayal Margolin/Reuters Secretary Blinken’s message On Tuesday morning about 2 million people in central Israel, including Tel Aviv, awoke to the sound of air raid sirens after Hezbollah fired rockets deep into the country, all of which were intercepted.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
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Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
The nascent ground operation in Lebanon has already proved costlier, in terms of Israeli military casualties, than the prior air raids and special ops.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
Cross-border shelling and air raids threaten children’s lives and mental health
UNICEF is working with partners to provide urgent assistance to children and families caught in rising hostilities between Israel and the armed group Hezbollah.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Ayal Margolin/Reuters Secretary Blinken’s message On Tuesday morning about 2 million people in central Israel, including Tel Aviv, awoke to the sound of air raid sirens after Hezbollah fired rockets deep into the country, all of which were intercepted.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air raid
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Louisville committed a personal foul penalty on a 1-yard reception by Mosley to set up a 57-yard field goal attempt with one second left.Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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For two decades, the organization has raged against government and corporate attempts to amass information on gun buyers.Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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Desmond comes back from the desert planet, insisting that the ambush was not from the native Fremon but from insurgents from allied houses.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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The plan failed because Elon Musk, the owner of Starlink, denied Ukraine access to the communications system, which would have been critical to the ambush.Christian Schneider, National Review, 31 Oct. 2024
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
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But in this year’s hyperpolarized backdrop fueled by record advertising spending and media onslaughts from the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns alike, U.S. retirement savers are left in a cloud of unease and uncertainty.Brian Menickella, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The onslaught by the Israel Defense Forces shows no sign of slowing, even months after the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) warning of plausible risk of genocide made headline news.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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As Russia continues its offensive, Ukraine is also reckoning with a shifting political landscape after its biggest backer elected a new president.Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed over 43,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its toll but says over half of those killed were women and children.Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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China demonstrated its pull on the world stage by welcoming a delegation from Saudi Arabia with its first pavilion at the event, as well as its close ties with Russia even as that country is isolated from Western nations and their allies due to its invasion of Ukraine.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Geopolitical events, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war, have been noted as factors that could impact the company's ability to complete a business combination due to potential adverse effects on financial and business conditions in Europe.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20raid. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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