onslaught
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The onslaught, largely from the air, has bewildered curators and aid agencies who thought they had figured out how to protect artworks and artifacts from conflicts, using everything from sandbags to padded crates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Season 2 returned nine years later to wrestle with Peak TV’s onslaught.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
Curtis seemed to tense up amid the smooth onslaught.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Kathmandu-based technology policy researcher Samik Kharel described a "digital battleground" in the run-up to the landmark vote, warning that Nepal lacked the expertise to monitor the onslaught of machine-generated content.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
That will be the signal for your onslaught.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing onslaught
Words from "The Avengers"
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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"The Diary of Anne Frank," Vocabulary from the drama
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