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In the eastern state of Bihar, a police official was suspended for using an assault rifle to disperse student protesters in Siwan district on Saturday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

It was an assault on the senses and the singing of the Mexican national anthem was a spine-tingling experience.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

“Tiny dog escapes marsh, survives aerial assault by an organized gang of seagulls, and is rescued by the Menlo Park Fire Department,” East Palo Alto police wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

Israel’s top military prosecutor at the time subsequently leaked a video that allegedly showed the assault.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Each child, mesmerized by the assault of color, stared into the drift of presents with a seasonal greed as pure as angel hair.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Homeland Security has previously told news outlets it does not have a “domestic terrorist” database, but said it monitors incidents of “threats, assaults and obstruction” of its officers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The Malian army confirmed the rebel assaults on the four towns and Kenieroba on Facebook Saturday morning, asserting that "these attacks were vigorously repelled" and that "the situation is completely under control."

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

By catching “the occasion by the forelock,” as one admirer later put it, Washington’s twin assaults revived both American fortunes and his battlefield reputation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

If they do, then they will be ordered to retake them: "We don't have enough people to hold on to what we still control, let alone organise assaults."

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

Perhaps it is life extension, a kind of loan allowing you to take the assaults heaped upon you now and pay down the debt later.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The protests have intensified in recent days after security guards assaulted a man near the protected area and footage of preparatory construction work and bulldozers on the beach was released.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

“To enter Colossal’s 55,000-square-foot Dallas headquarters is to find one’s senses fairly assaulted by the Power of Tech,” the publication wrote, describing it as a place where “many wondrous things are happening.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

A psychiatrist who decided he could not detain Valdo Calocane under the Mental Health Act after he assaulted a flatmate said the Nottingham attacks killer "wished to take control" during his assessment.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

A woman named Lonna Drewes told reporters Tuesday that Swalwell sexually assaulted her in 2018 while she was thinking about running for the Beverly Hills City Council.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Leo’s nose was assaulted by good smells—cedar, juniper, jasmine, peaches, and fresh herbs.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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

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

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 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

Reporters identified more than 300 protesters and bystanders who were arrested by federal agents during immigration sweeps and were accused of crimes such as assaulting or interfering with law enforcement.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026

There was no snowstorm, no churning sky, no assaulting cold on this side of the witch’s palace.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu