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onslaught

[on-slawt, awn-] / ˈɒnˌslɔt, ˈɔn- /


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Iran has demanded reparations for destruction wrought in the five-week onslaught.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 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

But Cristian Montano's sending off on the hour mark sparked a Rangers onslaught and they drew level through Emmanuel Fernandez's strike and Mikey Moore's header.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Silently fighting off an onslaught of tension and hostility, they broke camp.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols