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pounced (on)

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past tense of pounce (on)

as in jumped

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Prosecutors say after killing her children, Clancy cut her wrists and neck and jumped from a second-story window, leaving her partially paralyzed.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
On the fourth rep, Nixon jumped an out route and had a chance for an interception, but dropped it.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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With Before Night Falls (2000), Schnabel tackled the life of poet-playwright Reinaldo Arenas and his struggles as a gay man in the Cuba of the 1960s and ’70s.

— A.D. Amorosi, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026
Ryan Murphy has tackled monsters, legal drama, the beauty industry, and all manner of American horror stories.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026

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Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz after the United States and Israel attacked the country in February.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Yemen’s Houthis declared a blockade of Saudi shipping last month, attacked Saudi oil tankers this week, and are threatening to impose tolls, adding urgency to securing the waterway.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Stuff like Caitlin Clark getting mugged with no foul being called, or Sophie Cunningham pointing at some obnoxious player, or ESPN drooling over a coach wearing a pro-trans shirt.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
While on the way to an audition, she was approached by fans and felt jarred, worried she was getting mugged.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026

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Decades out of practice, Saxberger is assailed by writer’s block and confused by the machinations of a modern-day publishing industry that wants to turn his rediscovery into a branding exercise.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Trump has personally assailed justices who rule against him in stark terms.

— Gene Johnson, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Definition of assailed

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Police said the suspect broke into the home, physically assaulted a resident and fled with several items.

— Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
In 2024, the US paused all avocado imports from the state for more than a week after two US avocado inspectors were assaulted and detained at a police roadblock.

— Michael Rios, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

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