assaulted
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A French mayor was assaulted and a Belgian vehicle was damaged, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
The following day, a 72-year-old Fresno resident shot and wounded an ICE agent whom police said had fallen asleep on the resident’s daughter’s front lawn, appeared “intoxicated and agitated” and allegedly assaulted the resident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Conviction rates are lower than when the person assaulted was sober.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
But it relies on the mother being willing to file a report that she has been assaulted - because this kick starts the registration process.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Standing in line wedged among many people, my nostrils are assaulted by the stale smell of bodies that have not been washed for many days.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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