onslaught
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Iran has demanded reparations for destruction wrought in the five-week onslaught.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
As the companies face an onslaught of liability claims, evidence and testimony heard in Kaley's case could be recalled in upcoming trials.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 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
Then there was Chancellorsville, where handsome Joe Hooker folded helplessly before Lee’s onslaught, and in the early summer of’63, papers that had expressed admiration for his spirit and confidence were screaming for his head.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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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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