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There was nevertheless widespread anger at the government over a protest crackdown viewed as an assault on the right to protest.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Belgium condemned the assault on its consul general and the other envoys and called for Israel to bring those responsible to justice.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Strong’s post also addressed the timing of the monologue given the recent high-profile sexual assault case at Cornell University.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev summoned the Russian ambassador over the incident, the second such assault on commercial shipping in the area in a week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The assault on Messines Ridge was a spectacular tactical success.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

They said “conspiracies to impede federal law enforcement and assaults on federal officers are against the law.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Navier-Stokes problem, which deals with complex fluid dynamics, had withstood the assaults of mathematicians for almost two centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Title IX is a federal civil rights law mandating that universities follow certain rules when investigating sexual assaults.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Such combined assaults expose a vulnerability in Western air defenses that rely on expensive interceptors to shoot down incoming projectiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Like us, they are tired—exhausted really—from being vigilant against assaults, from trying to stay on The Beast.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

The thing is, by the time we’re assaulted by all that, we understand that Pamela has had it, too.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 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

Pennsylvania has also made efforts to try and change the law to make it easier for victims who were intoxicated to prove they were assaulted.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

It assaulted my senses with a pent-up rage that made my head reel, my stomach chum and my legs wobble.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

US actress Selma Blair has spoken out after being accused of assaulting multiple people on a flight travelling to New York.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

England striker Ivan Toney has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a man at a central London nightclub.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He also denied assaulting the executive director and said he did not threaten female labor leaders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 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

The winds that had been assaulting us suddenly disappeared.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda