assault

In a brilliant 2020 article for the Washington Post, just as the world was learning to sit still during the first assault of Covid-19, the critic Michael Andor Brodeur found Feldman’s music particularly congenial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Although Derbyshire Police have ended their investigation into a potential assault, Carse has been charged by the Cricket Regulator, with a verdict still to come.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The decision to drop the charge of assault on a federal officer came after Carlos Jimenez’s defense lawyers demanded records related to the shooting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Cornell has already announced several preliminary reforms to support sexual assault victims, and has commissioned an independent probe into how it responded in 2024.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

“The assault at Milliken’s Bend was the Rebs’ last hope to get reinforcements to Vicksburg,” David said over the excited chatter filling the Bochinche.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

Referring to the assaults on Boxing Day and Valentine's Day, Farah told Gizzi: "I don't have one good memory with you".

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

The UN has warned of "widening assaults on press freedom by Egyptian authorities, including the targeting, persecution and harassment of independent journalists".

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

During his time on the front line, Vlasenko played a critical role helping to blunt relentless Russian assaults near the city of Kupyansk, a key target in Moscow’s push to break the Ukrainian military.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

They said “conspiracies to impede federal law enforcement and assaults on federal officers are against the law.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

He possessed a flinty self-confidence that protected him like a shell from the world’s assaults.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

A visible part of the discourse about the Cornell Seven reveals how some have flatly rejected the possibility that Doe was assaulted, attacked her credibility and her appearance, and labeled the case as a “hoax.”

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

A French mayor was assaulted and a Belgian vehicle was damaged, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The following day, a 72-year-old Fresno resident shot and wounded an ICE agent whom police said had fallen asleep on the resident’s daughter’s front lawn, appeared “intoxicated and agitated” and allegedly assaulted the resident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

"As a result, the jury's unanimous verdict that Donald Trump sexually assaulted and then defamed E. Jean Carroll is now final and cannot be challenged in any court," she added.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

His ears were suddenly assaulted by a discord of barks and growls.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

He also denied assaulting the executive director and said he did not threaten female labor leaders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Defence lawyer Mohamed Sakr said in court that the order prohibiting Ahmed from assaulting, threatening, stalking or intimidating his father had been accepted without admissions, according to national broadcaster ABC.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

There was no snowstorm, no churning sky, no assaulting cold on this side of the witch’s palace.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu