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                    as in attacked
                                                
              
          
                                                      to criticize harshly and usually publicly                                       
              
                             the union organizers assailed the chemical company for failing to provide a safe working environment                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in assaulted
                                                
              
          
                                                      to take sudden, violent action against                                       
              
                             the small birds assailed the larger one that had threatened their nest                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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