onslaught
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But he said Cuba had "the absolute and legitimate right to defend itself against a military onslaught."
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
"Pakistan's ability to weather the initial Indian onslaught played to its strategic advantage, even though it is less clear what would have happened if the conflict had continued," Markey told the BBC.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
The 2025-26 Broadway season was characterized by long fallow periods interrupted by an onslaught of eagerly awaited openings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Iran has demanded reparations for destruction wrought in the five-week onslaught.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The Ice Court had been built to withstand an onslaught of armies, assassins, Grisha, and spies.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Vocabulary lists containing onslaught
Words from "The Avengers"
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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"The Diary of Anne Frank," Vocabulary from the drama
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