assailant
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The alleged assailant, Essa Suleiman, a 45-year-old Somali-born British national, was formally charged Friday with attempted murder.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
But Megan didn’t name him as her assailant at first.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
The assailant, she told investigators, offered to drive her to a nearby pay phone.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
The organization, which monitors jihadist groups, identified the assailant, who was shot dead by police, as Ndiaga Diagne, a US citizen of Senegalese origin.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
Marco crumples as though punched in the stomach by an invisible assailant.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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