as in attacking
to take sudden, violent action against
law enforcement officials decided to wait before going in on the barricaded gunman
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Rather than attacking all rapidly growing cells, as chemotherapy does, the drug targets a key cancer-driving pathway known as KRAS, which is involved in more than 90% of pancreatic tumors.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
5 June 2026 -
Akindahunsi is accused of attacking several women the night of May 28.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Even rural birds manage to find some human items, most likely by raiding farm bins or garages.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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At 13-years-old, Blue Ivy Carter is already raiding one of the best closets in the game.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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While federal law dictates up to 20 years in prison or assaulting pilots or flight attendants, there is no nationwide standard for public transit operators.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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John Gotti's grandson, Carmine Gotti Agnello, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a woman, Nassau County Police said.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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People have also voiced concerns about the risk of the facility setting on fire, increasing tax bills, producing noise and having negative visual impacts that could disrupt neighbors’ routines, among others.—
Sofi Zeman
May 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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With the sun setting on Pasty Shack, Mier cherishes the business’s customers the most.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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For all the prior cinematic depictions of storming bunkers and camaraderie under fire, Pressure offers us the quiet heroism of rational restraint in the figure of James Stagg, who weathered his inner storms and bore the courage to be disliked.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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This revolutionary fervor culminated in both Fidel and Raúl, with roughly 140 rebel revolutionaries in tow, storming Cuba’s second-largest military installation, the Moncada Barracks, in July 1953.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Those vibes were in full flow on Friday, with the difference between the two sides striking on the eve of the final.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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There has been striking growth in China’s rocket body mass.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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“Going in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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