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assault

[uh-sawlt] / əˈsɔlt /




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Azari said in April that he denied all allegations of sexual misconduct and assault and would pursue “every legal remedy” against those making the claims.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Four ice hockey players who were acquitted of sexual assault last year should remain barred from representing Canada at international level because they broke Hockey Canada's code of conduct, an independent appeals board has ruled.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The August 1945 assault by the United States killed more than 210,000 people, including many from the effects of radiation exposure.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

On April 18 and 19, they fended off Mehmed’s first general assault.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Ben could feel a blush begin at the cuticles of his toes, rush through his entire body, and assault the very roots of his hair.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

BTP confirmed two officers have been moved to other roles due to "incompetence" in handling investigations into Levy's transport assaults.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Homeland Security has previously told news outlets it does not have a “domestic terrorist” database, but said it monitors incidents of “threats, assaults and obstruction” of its officers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 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

Geeks who are harassed and humiliated should report the assaults and, perhaps using the possibilities of the Net, take their complaints farther if they are ignored or further victimized.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

"I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life," the 54-year-old actor said in a statement.

From Barron's 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

In many of the cases, Bis said, the claimants impeded or assaulted agents.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

He could just as easily have said twenty minutes, and now that he was alone, assaulted by what city people regard as raucous silence, he wished he had said five minutes.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, had denied assaulting Greater Manchester PC Zachary Marsden at the car park pay station area of terminal two on 23 July 2024.

From BBC May 20, 2026

His family watched him leave, then fanning out in well-drilled squads they set about assaulting the long-standing dust from the recesses and corners of the massive house.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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