under fire
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is under fire in Canada for a social media post that appears to mock members of the country's cadet youth programme.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
American drone operators lack experience fixing and arming drones under fire, said the person present at the exercise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Many vessels have instead chosen to take a southern route, close to Oman on the opposite side of the strait, occasionally coming under fire.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
He is not alone in using his phone to conduct video interviews with prospective employers — but doing so has come under fire recently.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
A few days after the barn-raising a letter came from Shadrach Yale in which he too discussed General McClellan, from the viewpoint of a young soldier who had just known his first experience under fire.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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