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Survivors may not report their assault to law enforcement for any number of reasons, including a fear of retaliation, not believing the police would help and not believing the crime was important enough.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

The ICC said the measures were an assault on the rule of law and the foundations of the international legal order.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

AFP breaks down the likely impact of the sanctions, possible responses, and the reasons behind Washington's unprecedented move, which the court said was an "assault on the rule of law".

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The famed railroad line along the San Clemente coast has found itself on the endangered list amid a relentless assault from rising seas and punishing surf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

It was an answer to the question, but it came out as though he were warding off a nightmare or a blow, as though even the idea was an assault, and he couldn’t bear it.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

They said “conspiracies to impede federal law enforcement and assaults on federal officers are against the law.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Navier-Stokes problem, which deals with complex fluid dynamics, had withstood the assaults of mathematicians for almost two centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

On the London Underground, recorded assaults increased 20% to 5,534 in the latest year, but reported workforce assaults fell 3% to 3,525.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Since then, Colombia has stepped up air assaults and authorized joint military operations with the United States.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Each night, when she hears the train whistle, she asks God to protect the migrants from the trains and the assaults.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

"I prosecuted many people who sexually assaulted someone who was voluntarily intoxicated," he said, adding: "I got convictions. They went to prison."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Conviction rates are lower than when the person assaulted was sober.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Leto, in a statement shared with The Times on Wednesday, denied the allegations raised by the BBC documentary: “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Hearing Platner deny that he assaulted Fifield, and seeing so many rally behind him and against her, was too much.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

True, one occasionally hears a marvellous punctu- ation-fan joke about a panda who “eats, shoots and leaves”, but in general the stickler’s exquisite sens-ibilities are assaulted from all sides, causing feelings of panic and isolation.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

Robinson has served jail time in the U.K. on charges including assaulting an off-duty police officer, using a false passport to enter the U.S. and mortgage fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

He also denied assaulting the executive director and said he did not threaten female labor leaders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Defence lawyer Mohamed Sakr said in court that the order prohibiting Ahmed from assaulting, threatening, stalking or intimidating his father had been accepted without admissions, according to national broadcaster ABC.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

One man has denied assaulting a police officer.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

His family watched him leave, then fanning out in well-drilled squads they set about assaulting the long-standing dust from the recesses and corners of the massive house.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy