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assault

[uh-sawlt] / əˈsɔlt /




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For the Lost Tour, Bridgers will donate $1 from every ticket sold for North American concerts to RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization and operator of the National Sexual Assault Hotline.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

I spent over 20 years as a Secret Service agent, including assignments on the Counter Assault Team and Presidential Protective Division.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Following her experience, Molly set up Academics Against Assault, which is campaigning for education about consent to become mandatory at all UK universities.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

Nguyễn was instrumental in drafting the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act, which Congress passed unanimously in 2016.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2025

He still has a happy glow from Beetee’s success on the Airtime Assault.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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