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Svitlana, 48, a nurse in an airborne assault unit, also saw the arrival of Drapaty -- a respected "combat officer" -- as "positive."

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

For these pseudo-historians, complicating Odysseus was another liberal assault on Homer’s tale.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

“We’ve been great in victory and we need to be great in defeat,” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said moments after Paredes was booked for assault.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

With autumn and winter on the horizon and Russia likely to launch yet another assault on Ukraine's battered energy grid, some fear that the country will be more vulnerable.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

If each one of those soldiers had at least one M-16 assault rifle, there were about twenty thousand automatic rifles in the city.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

The attack immediately revived memories of a series of deadly assaults that have shaken Germany in recent years and fuelled fierce debate over security.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

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

However, a spokesperson said the new legislation had been proposed by the minister "in light of increasing concerns about assaults on a range of workers who serve the public".

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

The U.S.-mediated process has done little to bring the sides closer together on these issues, but Kyiv has stayed in touch with American representatives, including to discuss possible security guarantees to deter future Russian assaults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

We proceeded along the street, marching warily to avoid the assaults of guile unmoved by the fear of bombardment; the shops and warehouses to either side of us were evidently deserted.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

"Today's Supreme Court decision affirms once and for all the jury's unanimous verdict that President Donald J. Trump sexually assaulted and defamed E. Jean Carroll," said Carroll's attorney Roberta Kaplan.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Sentencing had been delayed for a re-trial on additional charges that Amaaz had also assaulted a male police officer, but the jury again failed to reach a decision and he was cleared.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 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

Sollenberger found that the woman who alleged Trump sexually assaulted her was interviewed by the FBI at least four times, but the public Epstein files only mention one of those interviews.

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026

The woman had assaulted my ego; she had assumed that she knew my place in life, what I felt, what I ought to be, and I resented it with all my heart.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

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

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

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, had denied assaulting Greater Manchester PC Zachary Marsden at the car park pay station area of terminal two on 23 July 2024.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

Weinstein was initially convicted of assaulting Mann in 2020, but that verdict, along with another charge, was overturned in April 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 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