assault
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Schorr and criminal defence attorneys, meanwhile, criticised the proposed changes to New York's sexual assault laws.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The theoretical model is believed to be the first time in a century that Canada planned for an American assault.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
It wasn’t clear to the troops what caused the radio outage during the trench assault, which could have stemmed from a hardware or software issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Shortly after, Jane Doe reported the incident to Cornell police, leading the school to assemble a sexual assault task force and conduct an internal investigation.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Taking his leave, he returned to the walls, and passed round all their circuit, enheartening the men, and lending aid wherever the assault was hot.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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“This administration has been clear: anyone who assaults or obstructs law enforcement will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Such combined assaults expose a vulnerability in Western air defenses that rely on expensive interceptors to shoot down incoming projectiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
For the past few months, the territory near Kramatorsk and Slovyansk has been the main focus of Russian ground assaults.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Since then, Colombia has stepped up air assaults and authorized joint military operations with the United States.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
She was not frightened by rumors of robberies and assaults, but, somehow, she was reluctant to go for Brigid’s sake.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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Conviction rates are lower than when the person assaulted was sober.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Leto, in a statement shared with The Times on Wednesday, denied the allegations raised by the BBC documentary: “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Hearing Platner deny that he assaulted Fifield, and seeing so many rally behind him and against her, was too much.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Caroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement that the Supreme Court's decision "affirms once and for all the jury's unanimous verdict that President Donald J Trump sexually assaulted and defamed E Jean Carroll".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
I step through the curtain and my senses are assaulted.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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Under Essayli, federal prosecutors in L.A. have aggressively charged protesters with assaulting and impeding the actions of immigration agents, filing more than 100 cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
First Minister John Swinney has apologised to a Dundee girl who brandished weapons at a Bulgarian man who was later convicted of assaulting her, after previously warning against "misinformation" around the incident.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused President Trump of sexually assaulting her 30 years ago, people familiar with the probe said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
As ProPublica and others have reported, citizens — including Garcia Venegas — accused of assaulting officers have not always been charged with assault.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
She walked outside, into the assaulting Phoenix heat, then went back inside.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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