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How none of them talked about what kind of small, weak man it takes to sexually assault a woman or pay for sex with an underage girl.

From Salon

Russia's main offensive has long focused on the eastern Donetsk region, but this was one of the most significant ground assaults since the start of the war and further stretched Ukraine's front-line defences.

From BBC

It now says an attack from a non-nuclear state, if backed by a nuclear power, will be treated as a joint assault on Russia.

From BBC

Buzbee’s more than two dozen civil lawsuits have, for the first time, accused celebrities other than Combs of participating in assaults during parties hosted by the Bad Boy Records founder.

As the United States has become more progressive and secular — at the same time congregations are shrinking and aging — Christians have lost much of their cultural power, leaving many to feel under assault, Hankins said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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