assailant
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The assailant still appears agitated, and the teacher, an older man, continues to stand between the two and shouts “stop” and “calm down” at the agitated student.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
While a screening error might have let a weapon through, a motivated assailant should have been detected and caught long before reaching the airport, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
He also said he thought the officer was a mystery assailant.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Nellie Strandberg, a 16-year-old Brinell student, said she was on her way to the school's library when the assailant entered the institution.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
He looked about imploringly for help in defending his country’s future against the obnoxious calumnies of this sly and sinful assailant.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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He told AFP he was surprised to hear Friday's assailants came from the neighbourhood, which he described as middle-class and law-abiding.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
The assailants had escaped, but it was a strong show of the city’s capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Meanwhile, Rita told the sheriff’s deputies that she thought she could identify one of the assailants.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Whether it’s vanquishing assailants or surreptitiously surveilling enemies, daemons provide significant advantages for their masters.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
But mostly because Ali was immune to the insults of his assailants; he had found his joy, his antidote, the moment Sanaubar had given birth to Hassan.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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