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assail

[uh-seyl] / əˈseɪl /


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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

Go ahead, criticize the Biden administration and assail its record.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024

The problem is that Walz's cheery Midwestern normalcy has an authenticity to it that's hard to assail.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2024

Today, whenever Mr. Arévalo appears in public, he attracts throngs to hear him assail the government’s attacks on Guatemala’s democracy.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2023

If we make no answer, the Enemy may move Men of his rule to assail King Brand, and Dáin also.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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