as in attackers
one who violently sets upon another
police released a composite drawing of a suspect believed to be the assaulter
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As with intellectual property theft, attackers can steal or copy proprietary AI systems when AI security safeguards are not in place.—
Connie Etemadi,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026 -
But security analysts quickly warned that WebKit vulnerabilities are especially dangerous, and will leak out to less sophisticated attackers.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Morales grabbed a patio chair to fend off his attackers before running away with his assailants in tow, prosecutors said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
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And in Pico Union, pedestrians were robbed at gunpoint by assailants emboldened by the cover of night.—
Gavin J. Quinton,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Assaulters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaulters. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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