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Recent Examples of assailant
The 20-year-old Albany resident was arrested at Highland Hospital after being shot by an unknown assailant on Oct. 12.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
Perhaps my test assailant didn't nab the phone or run away fast enough.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
John was curious as to whether or not Sal knew his assailant.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 22 Oct. 2024
The assailants did not serve prison time and the judge's sentence of probation sparked Asian American communities, locally and nationally, to call for equality, justice and an end to racial discrimination.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Assailant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailant. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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