as in to assault
to take sudden, violent action against
law enforcement officials decided to wait before going in on the barricaded gunman
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Schubert was convicted of assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers and sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, the Bradenton Herald previously reported.—
Michael Moore Jr.,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025 -
On camera, one of the leaders of Freedom Corner was shouting out the names of people who were going to be released, including many prisoners who had been convicted of violently assaulting police officers.—
David Gilbert,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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According to authorities, the two attacked and disarmed him.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
23 Jan. 2025
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On Wednesday, gunmen attacked a checkpoint near Jableh, killing two members of the new government’s security force.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Next, a spate of inflation raided American pocketbooks.—
Ana Swanson,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Authorities raided slot-machine parlors in suburban West Palm Beach, Fort Pierce, Vero Beach and Zephyrhills, confiscating machines and cash.—
David Fleshler,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2025
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Hours into his presidency, Trump issued 1,500 pardons of defendants who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to stop the certification of the 2020 election.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Blakes are a humble family and the idea of her dad blowing past security to storm the court had Mikayla cracking up.—
Grace Raynor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The suspect fled and then struck another pedestrian, who survived, police said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2025
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But—and this struck me at once—reality is always much more than that which can be fixed in images, infinitely more.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Most people come to Florida to enjoy balmy breezes and stories about people robbing 7-Eleven’s with an alligator.—
Scott Maxwell,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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Crosby put a pass on a platter for Erik Karlsson — one of the few Penguins who looked sharp in this game — and the defenseman appeared to have an open cage, only to be absolutely robbed by Gibson.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Go in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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