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assailant

[uh-sey-luhnt] / əˈseɪ lənt /


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But Megan didn’t name him as her assailant at first.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Shomrim—a Jewish community security organization—said its members stopped the assailant and held him until the police arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The assailant, she told investigators, offered to drive her to a nearby pay phone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Police said the assailant, 44-year-old Anthony Griffin, ignored repeated demands to drop the weapon and called himself Lucifer.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Cora’s assailant was boyish and slender, perhaps the son of one of the other hunters.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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