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Recent Examples of attacker
Arias had just received a yellow card after sticking out his leg to slow a Ghana attacker.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
Real Madrid attacker Brahim Díaz went into the right side of the box, dragging two defenders with him before laying the ball back to Ounahi to clinically score his brace.
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Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Only one was on target, by attacker Solai Washington in the 80th minute.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 July 2026
Three goals in the group stages confirmed Ismael Saibari as one of Africa’s most lethal attackers at the World Cup.
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Carl Anka,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
For more on how attackers can abuse connected devices, see our report on how the FBI warned that more than 1 million Android devices were hijacked by malware.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
In today's game, though, attackers like James Rodríguez and Luis Díaz will have to do more of the heavy lifting to ensure a place in the Round of 16.
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Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
3 July 2026
Real-time visibility into network activity is critical for detecting breaches and identifying lateral movement before attackers can expand their reach across the environment.
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Shane Buckley,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The attacker’s choice to write it in Rust is relatively uncommon for macOS infostealers.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
2 July 2026
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
Real Madrid attacker Brahim Díaz went into the right side of the box, dragging two defenders with him before laying the ball back to Ounahi to clinically score his brace.
—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Only one was on target, by attacker Solai Washington in the 80th minute.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 July 2026
Three goals in the group stages confirmed Ismael Saibari as one of Africa’s most lethal attackers at the World Cup.
—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
For more on how attackers can abuse connected devices, see our report on how the FBI warned that more than 1 million Android devices were hijacked by malware.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
In today's game, though, attackers like James Rodríguez and Luis Díaz will have to do more of the heavy lifting to ensure a place in the Round of 16.
—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
3 July 2026
Real-time visibility into network activity is critical for detecting breaches and identifying lateral movement before attackers can expand their reach across the environment.
—
Shane Buckley,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The attacker’s choice to write it in Rust is relatively uncommon for macOS infostealers.
—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attacker
assailant
Noun
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In a further interview that night, the victim named Fuller, Brown and Mumphrey as the assailants.
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The state also sought to undercut the defense theory that the DNA could point to an unknown suspect, arguing that trace DNA under fingernails does not automatically suggest a struggle with an assailant.
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“Attacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attacker. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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