Example Sentences

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Responding to the letter, Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis called it a "powerful riposte to the hateful extremists who have targeted the Jewish community".

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Israeli forces have targeted the new checkpoints set up by the internal security forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

That approach would have targeted a few military or government sites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Teams including Pakistan, the Netherlands and South Africa have targeted the vulnerability by opening the bowling with off-spin, dismissing one of the two openers in the first over with an off-spinner.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

“Do you know why anyone would have targeted you?”

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson