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assailant

[uh-sey-luhnt] / əˈseɪ lənt /


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She said the assailant had a local accent, with a trace of another, and a shiny hairless chest.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The organization, which monitors jihadist groups, identified the assailant, who was shot dead by police, as Ndiaga Diagne, a US citizen of Senegalese origin.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

The assailant, identified as Anthony Kazmierczak, had the sort of online posting history that you would expect and had told a neighbor that he might be arrested at an upcoming Omar event.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2026

Initially, they claimed he was kidnapped after an assailant attacked Rebecca Haro.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Marco crumples as though punched in the stomach by an invisible assailant.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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