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Recent Examples of assailant
The footage shows armed assailants breaking through the front door before entering the house and threatening Guzman.
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CBS News,
12 June 2026
The episode ends with the sight of an unconscious Lance in the trunk of a car, abducted by some unseen assailant.
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Rachel Labonte,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Johnson said Sunday that the video with the widest circulation on social media, which shows an officer pressing a teenager to the ground with all four limbs, was attempting to protect the teen from other assailants at the time.
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Ilana Arougheti
june 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Nancy is believed to have been taken from her home against her will, as the FBI released photos of a masked assailant approaching her front door in the middle of the night.
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Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2026
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CBS News,
12 June 2026
The episode ends with the sight of an unconscious Lance in the trunk of a car, abducted by some unseen assailant.
—
Rachel Labonte,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Johnson said Sunday that the video with the widest circulation on social media, which shows an officer pressing a teenager to the ground with all four limbs, was attempting to protect the teen from other assailants at the time.
—
Ilana Arougheti
june 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Nancy is believed to have been taken from her home against her will, as the FBI released photos of a masked assailant approaching her front door in the middle of the night.
—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assailant
Noun
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Hurd was seen fist-bumping another attacker moments after deputies intervened, Madden Ragland said.
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In practice, this means understanding which tools may be used against you, how audience perception can be manipulated, what sequence of actions attackers typically follow, and which methods are deployed at different stages of a campaign.
Noun
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Any assaulter of mine spending less time on the field is A-OK, though.
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His alleged assaulter was arrested and jailed Wednesday.
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“Assailant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailant. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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