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onslaught

[on-slawt, awn-] / ˈɒnˌslɔt, ˈɔn- /


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Season 2 returned nine years later to wrestle with Peak TV’s onslaught.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Iran, though severely weakened militarily and politically by an onslaught of airstrikes that began February 28, has voiced no intention to surrender.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Officials and analysts say those wealthy countries were ill-equipped for the drone onslaught, having spent billions on top-notch systems designed to counter high-end missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Irked residents across Southern California have recently complained to their vector control districts about an onslaught of mosquito activity, many sporting ankle bites to prove it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Many of the unsavory creatures voluntarily fled before the terrible onslaught.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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