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attacker

NOUN
aggressor
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Not that it really mattered, attacker Ally Sentnor said before the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Binance has said that the breach may have involved “a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop” that allowed the attacker to “submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Haines's alleged attacker -- 43-year-old Brendan Nugent -- fronted court for the first time on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the "very serious events" happened in Trappes, to the west of Paris, adding that the suspected attacker had been "apprehended and placed in police custody".

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Mr. Curtain was doing it to the others, too: Sticky stood blinking and clutching his head, utterly stunned, and Kate was turning round and round, as if seeking her invisible attacker.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart


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