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"We condemn the assault to which the displaced Kurdish families were subjected during their return," Mazloum Abdi, leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces who signed the January deal with Damascus, said on X.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

“It was an assault on our neighborhood,” said Julee Metz, who lived two doors down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

It doubles the maximum penalty from 12 months to two years for those who assault police or other emergency workers.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

If Giustiniani had not left, it is possible the assault would have failed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Although the United States was still officially neutral, it was lending aid to Britain, then under Nazi assault by air and sea.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

"Women who experience such assaults do not feel comfortable reporting them," she tells the BBC, speaking from Port Sudan, an army-held city in the east of Sudan.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

“Operator assaults have been cut in half, and serious assaults are down 67%.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The Malian army confirmed the rebel assaults on the four towns and Kenieroba on Facebook Saturday morning, asserting that "these attacks were vigorously repelled" and that "the situation is completely under control."

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

By catching “the occasion by the forelock,” as one admirer later put it, Washington’s twin assaults revived both American fortunes and his battlefield reputation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

It assaults the cobblestones, the houses, the windows.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

The protests have intensified in recent days after security guards assaulted a man near the protected area and footage of preparatory construction work and bulldozers on the beach was released.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

“To enter Colossal’s 55,000-square-foot Dallas headquarters is to find one’s senses fairly assaulted by the Power of Tech,” the publication wrote, describing it as a place where “many wondrous things are happening.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

A psychiatrist who decided he could not detain Valdo Calocane under the Mental Health Act after he assaulted a flatmate said the Nottingham attacks killer "wished to take control" during his assessment.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

Leo’s nose was assaulted by good smells—cedar, juniper, jasmine, peaches, and fresh herbs.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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

Also on Thursday, a second man, 50-year-old Matt Styler, of Gosport, pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 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