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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

The announcement marks an escalation in charges facing the assailant, identified as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal who the US media said was part of the "Zero Units" -- a CIA-backed Afghan paramilitary force.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

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

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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