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onslaught

[on-slawt, awn-] / ˈɒnˌslɔt, ˈɔn- /


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When I approached his campaign for comment on Tuberville’s remarks, I was directed to an exchange he had on Wednesday night with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, in which he addressed the Republican onslaught.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

After leading American AI technologies refused Hugging Face’s request to analyze the attack because of their safety guardrails, the company turned to a Chinese AI model to defend against the onslaught.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Meta is facing a legal onslaught over accusations that its products are addictive and cause harm to young people.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The European Union is getting ready for the onslaught.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Still, I recognized her from the onslaught of media exposure her smiling face had received since her disappearance.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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

Knight, Sciver-Brunt, Jones and Gibson or Kemp are capable of providing brutal onslaughts if they have the comfort of a solid platform behind them.

From BBC May 20, 2024

Hundreds of Ukrainian forces withdrew to Avdiivka’s coke plant after repeated Russian onslaughts last fall.

From Seattle Times Mar. 10, 2024

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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