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assailant

[uh-sey-luhnt] / əˈseɪ lənt /


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Secret Service agents tackled the alleged assailant before he was able to reach the ballroom where the gala was taking place.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 12, 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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