assailed

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He did not respond to a detailed list of questions but assailed the requests in two posts on X, where he has 1.8 million followers.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

After ChatGPT launched in late 2022, a wave of proposals assailed open development as dangerous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But she also assailed her colleagues for failing to explain themselves.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

"I offer my life, my strength, and my future in the service of our nation," the 47-year-old vice president said at a Wednesday press briefing where she assailed Marcos's record.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

But as she sat there amid her guests, she felt the old ennui overtaking her, the hopelessness which so often assailed her, which came upon her like an obsession, like something extraneous, independent of volition.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin