as in to assault
to take sudden, violent action against
law enforcement officials decided to wait before going in on the barricaded gunman
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An allegedly very drunk and disruptive bar patron decided Wednesday night to call police and tell them that bar staff were assaulting him.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026 -
Brian Hooker told an officer he had been assaulted by his wife, who struck him multiple times, according to the report, which said he was found with a swollen, bloody nose.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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The woman told officers that at some point, Morehead came back and brutally attacked her, including punching her in the face and stomach and dragging her back inside.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Two minutes later, Towns attacked Onyeka Okongwu off the dribble for a dunk.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The company had its offices raided and several bank accounts frozen, according to Malaysian business publication The Edge.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Separately, police in Moscow raided the offices of the prominent independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose chief editor Dmitry Muratov was a Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2021.—
Dasha Litvinova,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Islamic Republic of Iran took the lives of two men convicted of trying to storm a military facility and access an armory in January, the Mizan news outlet of Iran's judiciary indicated on Sunday, according to Reuters.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Two hours later, Hans stormed out of the gaming hall and raced past the Chess Hall of Fame.—
Ben Mezrich,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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The snake can easily strike through the bag.—
Dr. C. E. Kuschel,
Outdoor Life,
9 Apr. 2026
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During that call, the defendant made no reference to having struck his wife in self-defense, deputy prosecutor Joel Garner said.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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In two years, the shop has been burglarized or robbed nine times.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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When Holloway pulled the puck back to his forehand to finish into the empty net, he was robbed by Morrissey, who had slid desperately to his left like a street hockey goalie to make a shocking stick save.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Go in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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