assailant
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Secret Service agents tackled the alleged assailant before he was able to reach the ballroom where the gala was taking place.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
But Megan didn’t name him as her assailant at first.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
The detectors were right outside the event hall and where the bathrooms for the event were located, and the assailant was taken to the ground about 10 to 15 feet beyond them, attendees said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
A police captain, knowing Pratt painted and drew as a hobby, asked if he’d go interview a survivor of one of these attacks in the hospital and sketch the assailant, based on the woman’s description.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Anyone who is familiar with cats knows that they do not care for a determined assailant.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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