under fire
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The second-place candidate will go head-to-head in November with incumbent Bass, a Democratic former congresswoman first elected to lead the second-largest US city in 2022, who has come under fire during her time in office.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The company has come under fire from some child safety advocates for failing to do enough to protect kids.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
At the same time Clark was damaging her image, her Fever bosses came under fire for trying to protect that image by revoking the credential of veteran Fever and Pacers beat reporter Scott Agness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
“DOGE,” as Elon Musk dubbed the entity, has come under fire from two other whistleblowers for mishandling data and compromising the Social Security numbers of every American.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
On November 24, 1891, Burnham wrote to James Dredge to report that once again he was under fire over the issue of structural integrity.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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