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Dave Owen, a professor at UC Law San Francisco, said the suit is “a frontal assault on the State Water Project.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

AFP breaks down the likely impact of the sanctions, possible responses, and the reasons behind Washington's unprecedented move, which the court said was an "assault on the rule of law".

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The famed railroad line along the San Clemente coast has found itself on the endangered list amid a relentless assault from rising seas and punishing surf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

A joint response committee made up of disability rights and other civic groups have criticsed this ruling, saying a victim's ability to resist an assault should not impact the verdict they receive.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

We ate a dinner of Slim Jims, raisins, and Snickers and retired to our tents to escape the endless assault of mosquitoes.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

“And I’m going to stand up to those assaults, and Californians will continue to stand up to those assaults.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

A man has been given a caution by police as part of an investigation into assaults on protesters at the Reform UK party conference in Birmingham earlier this month.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The Baltics have also hardened themselves against certain types of assaults, she said, like a major 2007 Russian cyberattack on Estonia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Since then, Colombia has stepped up air assaults and authorized joint military operations with the United States.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Before the yellow fever epidemic, even the doctors who disagreed with Rush on medical matters would have defended him against Cobbett’s irrational assaults.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

"I prosecuted many people who sexually assaulted someone who was voluntarily intoxicated," he said, adding: "I got convictions. They went to prison."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Conviction rates are lower than when the person assaulted was sober.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Leto, in a statement shared with The Times on Wednesday, denied the allegations raised by the BBC documentary: “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

Added to these indignities was the awful stench that hung over the frontlines, a foul odor that instantly assaulted visitors.

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

Robinson has served jail time in the U.K. on charges including assaulting an off-duty police officer, using a false passport to enter the U.S. and mortgage fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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

Also on Thursday, 50-year-old Matt Styler, of Gosport, pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

A second man, 50-year-old Matt Styler, of Gosport, pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

Between napping and assaulting the glove, the afternoon and evening passed rather quickly.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole