frequent target

collocation in English

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frequent
adjective
uk
/ˈfriː.kwənt/us
/ˈfriː.kwənt/
happening ...
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target
noun
uk
/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/us
/ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/
an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. ...
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(Definition offrequentandtargetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Mannheim's seemingly facile recovery of objectivity became afrequenttargetfor many of his critics.
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Its popularity and history of security issues have made it afrequenttarget.
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In this capacity, he was afrequenttargetof opposition questions on the sponsorship scandal.
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Because of its sparse population, the city also became afrequenttargetof pirates.
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Fortson is afrequenttargetof foul calls by referees because of his physical play.
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The mostfrequenttargetof attacks are both legs bilaterally, rather than unilateral symptoms.
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Throughout the early series she continues to be afrequenttargetof monsters.
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He is a child prodigy, theatre enthusiast, andfrequenttargetfor bullies.
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He was loyal and typically good-natured, although afrequenttargetof the other guardsmen's pranks.
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The site had been regarded as an eyesore for many years, and was afrequenttargetfor arsonists.
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He has an avid interest in computers and video games and wears glasses, making him afrequenttargetof teasing.
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Despite the enormous success, the duo were afrequenttargetof rumours and allegations of onstage lip-synching and not having sung on the album.
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Despite this, he was afrequenttargetof bullying by his much older peers, who often ridiculed him for his tall stature.
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Also, one third of the public bus fleet stayed in the garages as they are afrequenttargetfor attacks, being burned down and used to barricade streets and establishments.
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Timid and soft-spoken with a tendency to space out, she is thefrequenttargetof pranks and bullying by the rest of her class.
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It was one of the first ultra-violent video games and afrequenttargetof parental criticism of the arcade game industry.
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A combination of this lack of awareness coupled with their relative lack of political and economic power makes poor minority communities afrequenttargetfor environmentally hazardous activities.
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His investigative reporting, however, angered many and made him afrequenttargetof death threats, which he took very seriously.
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While the title and form of the work suggest that it is afrequenttargetfor lightning strikes, they are actually fairly infrequent.
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