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as in attack
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder
a devastating siege of typhoid fever hit the city
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as in blockade
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies
after a siege of six weeks, the city of Vicksburg surrendered to General Grant and his Union forces
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Assad and his allies Russia, Iran and regional Shi'ite militias had retaken all of Aleppo city in late 2016, with insurgents agreeing to withdraw after months of bombardment and siege in a battle that turned the tide against the opposition.
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Maya Gebeily, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Trump faced federal cases headed by DOJ special counsel Jack Smith, who leveled charges against him over efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and surrounding Trump's activities leading up to the January 6, 2021, siege on the U.S. Capitol.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Smee’s telling centers on charismatic ringleader Édouard Manet and his friends Berthe Morisot and Edgar Degas, who were all trapped in Paris during the siege of 1870 to ’71 while the other pivotal artists of the day managed to escape.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
Three hospitals are under fire, the ministry says, as the deadly weekslong siege of the Jabaliya refugee camp continues.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Maya Gebeily, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Trump faced federal cases headed by DOJ special counsel Jack Smith, who leveled charges against him over efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and surrounding Trump's activities leading up to the January 6, 2021, siege on the U.S. Capitol.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Smee’s telling centers on charismatic ringleader Édouard Manet and his friends Berthe Morisot and Edgar Degas, who were all trapped in Paris during the siege of 1870 to ’71 while the other pivotal artists of the day managed to escape.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
Three hospitals are under fire, the ministry says, as the deadly weekslong siege of the Jabaliya refugee camp continues.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Loading your audio article An unhinged attacker slashed a man and a woman in back-to-back unprovoked knife attacks in Grand Central Station, police said Wednesday.Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
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The new doctrine allows for a potential nuclear response by Russia even to a conventional attack by a country that is supported by a nuclear power.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Taiwanese officials said last week that China had held its biggest maritime drills around the island in years, deploying around 90 ships from near the southern islands of Japan to the South China Sea and simulating attacks on foreign vessels and sea route blockades.Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 17 Dec. 2024
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The underlying tensions connected to Israel’s pre–October 7 blockade of Gaza—the very tensions that fueled Hamas’s initial attack—have not been addressed.John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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This year with the Thunder, Caruso has appeared in 19 bouts so far, all off the bench.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Usyk was far from ineffective in the middle of the bout.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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And only one seizure of fentanyl – roughly a quarter of a pound – was reported since fiscal year 2017.Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2024
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Caffeine can lead to restlessness, rapid breathing and seizures.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Such filings are often a first step in the criminal process because, in New York, all felony cases require a grand jury indictment to proceed to trial unless a defendant waives that requirement.Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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About 280 of these cases are under the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.Yasmeen Saadi, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
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These trivia quizzes challenge your knowledge of the magical world of spells, creatures, and artifacts.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Intel used every trick in its spell book but even that wasn't enough.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Siege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siege. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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