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

In subsequent interviews, he assailed Fidesz for corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

Ekulona’s Julie is assailed as much by Hedda’s slights as by her indifference.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

It may, however, simply have been another bout of deep blue melancholia, the kind that had assailed him off and on for years.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson