assault
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Before Kemp's assault, Sophia Dunkley, who has a high score of 26 in five knocks for England this season, was caught behind for 10, having already been dropped on nought.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
A spokesperson for the California Department of Public Health said the agency does not track how many births result from sexual assault.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar agreed that the two countries had a "convergence of national interests in many areas" but publicly took Rubio to task over President Donald Trump's assault on visas.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
As ProPublica and others have reported, citizens — including Garcia Venegas — accused of assaulting officers have not always been charged with assault.
From Salon • May 24, 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
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