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In 1578, the Saadi had repulsed an invasion by the Portuguese, but only at an enormous cost, draining the imperial coffers.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

In a separate post, he claimed Russian forces had repulsed the Ukrainian advance.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022

But it said Ukrainian forces had repulsed Russian attempts to advance towards some communities.

From Reuters • Jun. 13, 2022

In the ongoing battle for control of territory in the eastern Donbas region, the Ukrainian military said Saturday its troops had repulsed eight Russian attacks in the past 24 hours.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2022

By January, 1881, the Boers were in arms, and had repulsed Sir George Colley at Laing's Nek.

From A Short History of English Liberalism by Blease, Walter Lyon