assail
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Musk found that cartoonist’s tweet and called his ban “insane,” inspiring his followers to assail r/comics.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2025
And once Catherine’s cancer was revealed, British media were quick to assail their counterparts across the pond, accusing American tabloids and media figures of recklessly amplifying the more outlandish rumors.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2024
Continued generations of teachers, missionaries, and lay Buddhists used his teachings to assail the Brahmanist-based caste system.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Let other humorists, satirists and columnists assail you with the day-by-day account.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2022
‘All is vain, you say, if he has the Ring. Why should he think it not vain to assail us, if we have it?’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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