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“This assault on founding teams is happening at every stage,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Trent Rockets held off a late assault from Annabel Sutherland and Lauren Winfield-Hill to beat defending champions Sunrisers Leeds by five runs and extend their winning streak to three matches.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

What would compel a consultant to dismiss signs that a candidate has contemptible views on sexual assault?

From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026

“Targeting a mural created to be a source of healing and communal inspiration, in response to a prior act of antisemitic vandalism, is an assault not only on PJTC, but on our community here.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

If each one of those soldiers had at least one M-16 assault rifle, there were about twenty thousand automatic rifles in the city.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

The attack immediately revived memories of a series of deadly assaults that have shaken Germany in recent years and fuelled fierce debate over security.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

Homeland Security has previously told news outlets it does not have a “domestic terrorist” database, but said it monitors incidents of “threats, assaults and obstruction” of its officers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

This year, despite the attacks, he expects an even bigger turnout as the population brushes off Russia’s unyielding assaults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

If they do, then they will be ordered to retake them: "We don't have enough people to hold on to what we still control, let alone organise assaults."

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

The most alarming of all man’s assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air, earth, rivers, and sea with dangerous and even lethal materials.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

"I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life," the 54-year-old actor said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Hearing Platner deny that he assaulted Fifield, and seeing so many rally behind him and against her, was too much.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Caroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement that the Supreme Court's decision "affirms once and for all the jury's unanimous verdict that President Donald J Trump sexually assaulted and defamed E Jean Carroll".

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

In many of the cases, Bis said, the claimants impeded or assaulted agents.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

My nose scrunched as if assaulted by Fig’s pungent puke.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Under Essayli, federal prosecutors in L.A. have aggressively charged protesters with assaulting and impeding the actions of immigration agents, filing more than 100 cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

A second man, 50-year-old Matt Styler, of Gosport, pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused President Trump of sexually assaulting her 30 years ago, people familiar with the probe said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

The legal expert also noted that prosecutors have not charged Allen with assaulting a Secret Service officer, although Blanche has said the justice department could file more counts.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

Perhaps he had found a means of assaulting the effrontery of M. Minkoff.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole