under assault
idiom
: being attacked or severely criticized
The city is under assault from enemy troops.
Their personal freedoms are (coming) under assault by the government.
He came under assault for his unusual beliefs.
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The cactus cluster suddenly began to die over the last decade, under assault from saltwater intrusion, passing hurricanes, rising tides and predators, said James Lange, a co-author and one of Fairchild's research botanists.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
Our individual freedoms have been under assault from the schoolhouse to Trump’s White House.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Yet multiple polls show that a majority of Americans — even Latinos — feel our borders are under assault.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
Many of the institutions that buttressed the global order for the past 80 years have weakened, the norms and values underpinning them are under assault, and globalizing trends have stalled or reversed.
—Meghan L. O’Sullivan and Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
Our individual freedoms have been under assault from the schoolhouse to Trump’s White House.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Yet multiple polls show that a majority of Americans — even Latinos — feel our borders are under assault.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
Many of the institutions that buttressed the global order for the past 80 years have weakened, the norms and values underpinning them are under assault, and globalizing trends have stalled or reversed.
—Meghan L. O’Sullivan and Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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“Under assault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20assault. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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