assailed

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Since then, Pratt has assailed Bass for being on a diplomatic trip to Ghana when the fire ignited, despite a forecast of dangerously high winds and “critical fire conditions.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

He did not respond to a detailed list of questions but assailed the requests in two posts on X, where he has 1.8 million followers.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

After ChatGPT launched in late 2022, a wave of proposals assailed open development as dangerous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But she also assailed her colleagues for failing to explain themselves.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

It may, however, simply have been another bout of deep blue melancholia, the kind that had assailed him off and on for years.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson