Example Sentences

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Though the city of Belgorod is not being directly attacked, Russia’s military air defense is intercepting missiles in the distance.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2022

Greece has recently built a steel wall along a section of the Greek-Turkish land border and is intercepting boats transporting migrants from the Turkish side.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2021

That’s because the fortified Libyan coast guard has expanded the zone of the Mediterranean it patrols and is intercepting about 1 in every 3 migrants, compared with 1 in 8 last year.

From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2018

Microsoft considers encrypting Internet traffic The move comes amid suspicions that the NSA is intercepting the traffic of industry rivals.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2013

Picketing by strikers or their friends is intercepting and accosting all persons approaching or leaving the place of work, to inform them of conditions and to dissuade them from working there.

From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Fetter, Frank Albert