assault
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That changed after then-Northern California Rep. Eric Swalwell, who had been the front-running Democrat in the race, withdrew from the campaign and resigned from Congress after he was accused of sexual assault and misconduct.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
A company issuing self-swab DNA testing kits to sexual assault victims has had online posts banned for containing misleading information.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Federal prosecutors initially filed assault charges against Sosa-Celis and another man, Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna, but later dropped them.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Officials were vague about whether the Nigerian operation involved an airstrike, ground assault or both, and didn’t say whether U.S. troops were at risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
There was no assault, however, and nought disturbed the countryside as we marched south toward the front.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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