assault on

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  • The general ordered a full-scale assault on the enemy's fortress.
  • The new law was seen as a direct assault on civil liberties.
  • He was arrested for a violent assault on a bystander.
  • In her speech, she launched a fierce verbal assault on the government's failings.
  • The final assault on the city began at dawn.
  • This policy represents a serious assault on the principles of academic freedom.
  • The report detailed a shocking assault on a prisoner by the guards.
  • The documentary was a relentless assault on the senses, with its loud music and fast cuts.
  • Hackers mounted a coordinated assault on the company's servers.
  • There has been a recent wave of assaults on taxi drivers in the area.