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enfiladed

verb

past tense of enfilade

as in attacked

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In a handwritten statement included in the application, Grayson appeared to show little remorse for his actions and maintained that Massey attacked him with the pot of hot water.

— Ava Kelley, NBC news, 31 July 2026
Ignorance is off the table and so is naivete, which leaves only motive — and so motive is what gets attacked.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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As the investigation continued, officers received information about a third 10-year-old girl who was allegedly assaulted.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 July 2026
The charges allege that several members of the Cheltenham High School football team assaulted a then-15-year-old sophomore after two pre-season practices last year, and that the coaches kept quiet after the victim reported the second incident.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 July 2026

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As thousands of professors at in the University of California system say the students entering their classrooms are increasingly under-prepared for university-level math, the university’s timely graduation rates just hit all-time highs.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Average daily rates in Miami hit $302 for both game nights and eves, according to AirDNA.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

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In Tenet, warriors from the future punish the present because their world is ravaged by climate change caused by us, their ancestors.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Set against a backdrop of turbulent transition as the Middle Ages move into modernity, the film follows the three men on their long and arduous journey, across a Europe ravaged by wars and uprisings, to Versailles.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 28 July 2026

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Rainwater rushed into Filament Theatre in the Portage Park neighborhood on Monday as severe storms pounded the Chicago area.

— Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Later in the inning, during a mound visit with Doval, Sánchez pulled down his catcher’s mask and pounded his chest to take responsibility for the bad throw.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 30 July 2026

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