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onslaught

[on-slawt, awn-] / ˈɒnˌslɔt, ˈɔn- /


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Season 2 returned nine years later to wrestle with Peak TV’s onslaught.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Curtis seemed to tense up amid the smooth onslaught.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Get ready for an onslaught of Instagram and TikTok posts from influencers who stop by.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Diageo has sought to reduce its debt amid a tough trading environment and after announcing in May that it faces a financial hit from US President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

He may be stern; he may be exacting; he may be ambitious yet; but his is the sternness of the warrior Greatheart, who guards his pilgrim convoy from the onslaught of Apollyon.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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