as in attacks
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
the massive onslaught of enemy troops caught the country by surprise
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Despite the downward pressure on cost of cyber attacks, the sector continues to grow, as more companies treat cyber security incidents as a top priority.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025 -
This prevents many attacks that use lookalike domain names or hacks such as DNS cache poisoning to create rogue sites masquerading as the real, trusted ones.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Investigators later confirmed his DNA matched evidence from that case and others, including attacks in Okemos, Michigan, in 1994; Birmingham, Michigan, in 1995; and Columbus, Ohio, in 1997, as well as two assaults in Ventura in the early 1980s.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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In August, Russia’s aerial assaults on Ukraine slowed markedly, with 4,288 projectiles raining down on Ukrainian cities, an average of 138 per day.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Across the street is a police station, where federal agents gathered before immigration raids.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Durham City Council passed the resolution on Tuesday with a unanimous vote to shield city workers against raids and arrests carried out by federal officials, according to The Duke Chronicle.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both offensives also caused widespread fires.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
20 Aug. 2025
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Now, both the Mayitos and Chapitos have stepped up their offensives to seize key territories, Dittmar explains.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Putin is increasing his strikes and pressing for further military gains in defiance of Trumps deadlines to enter any serious peace talks.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Onslaughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onslaughts. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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