as in to assault
to take sudden, violent action against
the muggers pounced on the unsuspecting tourists as soon as they rounded the corner
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According to French outlet Le Monde, the suspect has been accused of assaulting 299 children between 1989 and 2014.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025 -
His allies at the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Fraternal Order of Police issued a statement saying anyone who assaulted police officers should have served their full sentences.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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Luke Walford, 40, was fatally attacked while spearfishing with his family on island off the Central Queensland coast, according to ABC News.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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The gamble now is not gambling, protecting their bottom line but leaving themselves open to attack elsewhere.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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In August of 2022, after federal agents raided Mar-a-Lago as part of their investigation into potential mishandling of classified Presidential documents, a Trump supporter armed with a nail gun attempted to storm an F.B.I. office in Cincinnati, Ohio.—
Tess Owen,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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The chef’s restaurant went on high alert on three occasions recently, after employees got word that nearby restaurants were being raided by immigration agents — only to learn that the rumors were false.—
Brett Anderson,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s pardons of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, emboldens those associated with the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Heat’s fourth quarter run began after an infuriated Spoelstra stormed on the court and called timeout, angry that Jonathan Isaac scored on a put back, even with the Heat playing the 7-0 Ware, the 6-10 Jovic and the 6-9 Adebayo on the court at the same time for the first time all season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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The suspect fled and then struck another pedestrian, who survived, police said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2025
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But—and this struck me at once—reality is always much more than that which can be fixed in images, infinitely more.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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