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onslaught

[on-slawt, awn-] / ˈɒnˌslɔt, ˈɔn- /


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She described the news coverage and social media reaction that followed the trip as an "onslaught no human brain has evolved to endure".

From BBC

Victor Osimhen starred as Nigeria became the second qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage after Egypt by surviving a late Tunisia onslaught to win 3-2 in Fes on Saturday.

From Barron's

But when the Trojans finally turned it on, in the final minutes of the first half, there was no stopping the onslaught.

From Los Angeles Times

Between it and Taylor Swift’s onslaught, the second half of 2025 was a minefield for the pop music intolerant.

From Salon

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