assault
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A Salvadoran man who was shot multiple times by ICE agents has been charged with assault on a federal officer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
“We stand on the walls, sentinels of the inner sanctum, against the assault of AI slop. The Ontology is based firmly in reality—there is, here, a dialectic between ground truth, tribal knowledge, and enhancements.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
From the Sunday Mail,1 October 1944, the headline reads: "Allies are poised for Autumn assault on Germany".
From BBC • May 4, 2026
The nationwide outcry that followed the assault forced Kenya's parliament to summon the country's top security chiefs.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
‘I wish Merry was here,’ he heard himself saying, and quick thoughts raced through his mind, even as he watched the enemy come charging to the assault.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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