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assault

[uh-sawlt] / əˈsɔlt /




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Feldstein Soto found herself under assault from two sides — Deputy State Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Heilmann said: "My hope is that smacking stops in the UK so children have the same protection from physical assault that adults have."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But since the assault on Ukraine, it has become a marker of the ex-KGB spy's new place in the world.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The aggravated assault statute under which she was charged exempts situations in which displaying a firearm is “reasonably necessary” for self-defense.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Everyone knows this is the eve of assault: Those on watch say that they have seen great caravans of refugees fleeing from the invested town with carts piled high and wagons full of effects.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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