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The phrase "a hostile act" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action that is aggressive or antagonistic, often in a political or military context.
Example: "The recent military maneuvers were perceived as a hostile act by neighboring countries."
Alternatives: "an aggressive action" or "an antagonistic move."
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But Stephen considered the letter a hostile act.
Russia would see this as a hostile act.
Was this a hostile act by a presumptuous male painter?
Moscow described the move as a "hostile act".
N.Y.U. officials considered it "a hostile act," another trustee said.
But Mr Kozyrev was adamant that Nato enlargement was a hostile act.
ExxonMobil was created by a hostile act of the United States government.
Having a party in your archrival's backyard may strike some people as a hostile act.
Any such move would be bound to be seen by the Kremlin as a hostile act.
Russia would almost certainly regard a build-up of Nato troops on its borders as a hostile act.
The findings note that soldiers in the Apache, "having observed a hostile act," then "continued to transition for the attack".
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