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Princeton's WordNet

  1. under attack(p), under fire(p)adjective

    subjected to enemy attack or censure

    "an official under fire for mismanagement"

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  1. Under Attack

    Under Attack is a single by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally featured as a track on the 1982 compilation album The Singles: The First Ten Years, but was released as a single the following year in most countries. However, in the United Kingdom it was released on 3 December 1982. "Under Attack" was ABBA's 28th single for Polar Music and was the band's last widely released single.

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  1. under attack

    Under attack generally refers to the state or condition of being subjected to aggressive action, often aiming to harm, damage, undermine or overthrow. This aggresive action can be physical, such as in a military context, or metaphorical, such as in the form of criticism, online hacking or competition in the business sphere.

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  1. Under Attack

    "Under Attack" is the last widely-released single by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally featured as a track on the 1982 compilation album The Singles: The First Ten Years, but was released as a single the following year in most countries. However, in the United Kingdom it was released on 3 December 1982. "Under Attack" was ABBA's 28th single for Polar Music.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of under attack in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of under attack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of under attack in a Sentence

  1. Amy Klobuchar:

    At a time when the right to vote is under attack and special interests and dark money are drowning out the voices of the American people, we need to take action.

  2. Senator Warren:

    At a time when women's reproductive rights are under attack daily from Republican lawmakers across America, Illinoisans deserve a leader with an unwavering commitment to fighting for women's access to reproductive health care.

  3. Leana Wen:

    With the landscape changing dramatically in the last several months and the right to safe, legal abortion care under attack like never before, I understand the shift in the board's prioritization.

  4. Korean War veteran Quehl:

    We were often under attack by (fighter jets) trying to shoot us down and we saw a lot of our friends get killed, a lot of people thought Korea was just a mild skirmish, but it really was a war that killed a lot of people.

  5. Tijjani Musa:

    We had just started a class when we heard gunshots coming from the direction of the gates and we instantly realized we were under attack, which made us to rush out of the class, i then ?saw a man in a kaftan being pursued by a crowd across the open field who kept turning and firing shots at the crowd and then suddenly he exploded with a deafening sound.


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