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onslaught

[on-slawt, awn-] / ˈɒnˌslɔt, ˈɔn- /


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That marked both the end of Skubal’s start and the beginning of the Dodgers’ offensive onslaught.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Despite facing notable challenges and coming of age in a culture infected by “big woe,” or an onslaught of despairing information, Moore believes there is still reason for young people to be optimistic.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

That South African onslaught came from the off.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Ratko Mladic, the so-called "butcher of Bosnia" who has reportedly died at the age of either 83 or 84, had insisted he was chosen by "fate" to defend the Serb people from a Western onslaught.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Breton spring, and a great onslaught of damp invades the coast.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

In October, the South American country unveiled its first drone battalion to counterattack and defend against drone onslaughts.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

One drone he pilots can throw up an effective cloak of invisibility against electronic onslaughts, but others he has trained on don’t hold up well in that domain, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025

And in this form, it looks unlikely that Rockets' bowlers will be the only ones on the receiving end of their onslaughts over the next month.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2023

"This funding is critical to stopping those onslaughts, hardening Ukraine’s cyber defences and increasing the country’s ability to detect and disable the malware targeted at them."

From Reuters ● Jun. 18, 2023

And, in fact, Bobby had diligently prepared for his opponent’s onslaughts.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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