1
as in to assault
to take sudden, violent action against
the robbers waited until he had passed by them and then jumped on him without warning
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2
as in to attack
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
no need to jump on him just because he locked the keys in the car
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After a Black shoeshiner was accused of assaulting a white woman, more than 35 square blocks of the Greenwood district were burned down over the course of two days, destroying the commercial section of Greenwood and leaving thousands homeless, the website states.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
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As for Randall’s then-girlfriend, who was taken into custody days after the shooting on suspicion of being an accessory to a crime and assault with a deadly weapon, the District Attorney’s Office said there was insufficient evidence to file charges against her, and she was released.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Iran has also threatened to attack Israel, meaning a regional war again could erupt across the Middle East.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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Iran threatened to escalate any conflict if the US attacked, ahead of nuclear talks in Geneva on Thursday.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Los Angeles School Board placed Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on indefinite administrative leave Friday, two days after FBI agents raided his California home and school district office.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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The couple lost their initial clutch in late January after ravens raided their nest.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Kitchen cabinets get a lot of wear since they’re constantly being opened, slammed, and bumped all day long.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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Many students in Massachusetts returned to school on Wednesday following a Monday blizzard that slammed the region with snow and power outages.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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But Saxon said Ye kept him constantly on edge, demanding photo updates of construction work, scolding him for wearing blue instead of the all-black worker uniform Ye preferred, and suddenly adding 24/7 security duties to his workload.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
25 Feb. 2026
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In Zambrano’s case, Gee scolded the government over how the detention unfolded.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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High-vamp heels and flats stormed both runways and city streets, concealing more of the foot than your typical pump or ballet flat.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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By tomorrow morning, some areas near the coastline could wake up to storm total snowfall amounts of 1 or 2 feet as the low departs into the Canadian Maritimes, the advisory added.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
23 Feb. 2026
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She and four other reporters were killed last year when Israeli forces struck Nasser Hospital in the Gaza town of Khan Younis, along with 17 other people.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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The company struck a contract worth up to $200 million with the Pentagon last summer.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Jump (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump%20%28on%29. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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