as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against
law enforcement officials decided to wait before going in on the barricaded gunman
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One study in 2020 surveyed 261 herders in Mongolia, another common habitat for snow leopards; while many reported having seen snow leopards, or had their livestock attacked by snow leopards, none reported any attacks on humans.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026 -
The upstream piranhas attacked her, and her blood flowing downstream attracted the rest of the piranhas, leaving the creek clear for the herd to cross.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors said that in December 2024, Mexican authorities raided multiple fentanyl production labs across Sinaloa that were allegedly controlled by the father and son and made the world’s largest ever fentanyl seizure, which totaled more than 3,300 pounds of the ultra-potent drug.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Getting their roster raided by Power 4 conference programs, including the one where their former coach is now running the show.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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By the time the melee had subsided, responding police officers determined that three men had been shot and a woman had been assaulted.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Earlier in the festival, Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost was the victim of a racially motivated assaulted at a CAA party.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Stars have now lost six straight games (0-3-3) after getting battered Tuesday night by those same Hurricanes that Colorado stormed back against three days prior.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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After Washington led by as many as 26 points late in the third quarter, the Magic stormed back and used a 42-18 run to cut their deficit to just two points with five minutes left in the game.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Russia struck Ukrainian energy assets in several regions of Ukraine on Thursday but there were no strikes on those facilities overnight, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Five missiles and 25 drones struck in 15 regions and 80 drones were shot down, according to the air force.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Went in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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