assault
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But since the assault on Ukraine, it has become a marker of the ex-KGB spy's new place in the world.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The aggravated assault statute under which she was charged exempts situations in which displaying a firearm is “reasonably necessary” for self-defense.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
Gomez was friends with former California Rep. Eric Swalwell, who earlier this year resigned from Congress and suspended his California gubernatorial campaign after multiple women accused him of sexual assault.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
An intense series of meetings produced a fragile agreement that Hezbollah would stop attacks on Israel and Israel wouldn’t assault Beirut, Lebanon’s capital, though fighting continued elsewhere Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
She was in love with the sound of her own name and seemed to view my speech impediment as a personal assault.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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