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onslaught

[on-slawt, awn-] / ˈɒnˌslɔt, ˈɔn- /


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Below, what the past year revealed about the art-crime onslaught.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Nicholas Hoult had originally signed on to play Lockhart in the HBO series, but “The Great” star was similarly met with an onslaught of criticism online.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Despite facing notable challenges and coming of age in a culture infected by “big woe,” or an onslaught of despairing information, Moore believes there is still reason for young people to be optimistic.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

That South African onslaught came from the off.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Liam muttered something under his breath, which was lost in the sudden onslaught of heavy rain.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

In October, the South American country unveiled its first drone battalion to counterattack and defend against drone onslaughts.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

One drone he pilots can throw up an effective cloak of invisibility against electronic onslaughts, but others he has trained on don’t hold up well in that domain, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025

And in this form, it looks unlikely that Rockets' bowlers will be the only ones on the receiving end of their onslaughts over the next month.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2023

"This funding is critical to stopping those onslaughts, hardening Ukraine’s cyber defences and increasing the country’s ability to detect and disable the malware targeted at them."

From Reuters ● Jun. 18, 2023

The grease on the glass that covered the photograph showed the frequency of these affectionate onslaughts.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole


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