assault
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For another, their armor protected their hulls against attack — the design rationale being that they would chiefly engage enemy vessels in battleship-to-battleship engagements — but their decks were susceptible to assault from the skies.
From Los Angeles Times
It is especially vulnerable to Russian assaults on its power grid as it produces little of its own, relying on imported power instead.
Details of the assault emerged this year in the book "Power and the Palace" by former Times newspaper royal editor Valentine Low.
From Barron's
The jury took about an hour to acquit Ramos-Brito on misdemeanor assault charges.
From Los Angeles Times
In his 28-page order, Olguin dismissed the indictment with prejudice, meaning prosecutors cannot refile the same charges of assault on a federal officer using a deadly or dangerous weapon and depredation of government property.
From Los Angeles Times
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