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attacker

NOUN
aggressor
Synonyms


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Haines's alleged attacker -- 43-year-old Brendan Nugent -- fronted court for the first time on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

He credited a teacher who fought the attacker with giving him the chance to intervene without losing his own life.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre gave similar advice and told organisations to check for "backdoors installed by an attacker".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

That would allow an attacker to steal information or launch a cyberattack on anyone visiting a hacked website, the Journal’s Robert McMillan writes in an exclusive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Several of the witnesses identified Charles Guiteau as Garfield's attacker.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow


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