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assailant
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Brian guns down an assailant, but not before the latter stabs Joe in the head.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
23 July 2025 -
The novel follows Jet, the daughter of a wealthy Vermont family who is brutally attacked one Halloween by an unknown assailant.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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“Attacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attacker. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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