assault
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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’s board remains fully confident in Kotlikoff’s leadership, chair Anne Meinig Smalling said, calling his administration the “right leaders to thoughtfully and comprehensively address the serious problem of sexual assault on our campus.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Despite the intimidation, Giuffra said his client wants her lawsuit to transform how Cornell and other US universities deal with sexual assault.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
This scythe’s ivory robe was pleasant, and far enough from true white not to assault the eye with its brightness.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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Ahead of another tough winter of war, continued American support is essential to protect Ukrainian skies from Russia's assaults.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Previous attacks by Iran on British soil have generally been low-tech assaults on Jewish sites or dissidents of the regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
One of the pilots at the Old Bailey led to the London backlog of 500 cases concerning assaults on emergency workers being cut in half over the summer.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
European leaders, who have accused Russia of brazen assaults on their soil, contend with strikes on ships skirting their waters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Because it was Saturday, Levy Pants had ceased its assaults upon the concept of free enterprise for the weekend.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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Another participant, Jim Masterson from Belfast, lost his sight after being assaulted when he was younger.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 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
Conviction rates are lower than when the person assaulted was sober.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
The smell of fake lemon cleaner and bleach assaulted my nostrils as the sheet settled around me.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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“A grand jury found probable cause to indict Carlos Jimenez for assaulting a federal officer with his car,” McEvoy wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 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
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
French, British, and Belgian armies, meanwhile, were assaulting German defenses along the rest of the Western Front.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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