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How to use the word Assault in a Sentence? Page #15

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I was subjected to torture, beatings, assault in various forms. I was refused to contact anybody, anybody at all, he said.These facilities are dangerous. My question to Rhode Island, 'Why are we paying for them? Nicholas Alahverdian said.

Nicholas Alahverdian

added by anonymous
5 years ago

Gillibrand said that without first deferring to an FBI investigation into the allegations of sexual assault brought by Christine Blasey Ford against Brett Kavanaugh and requesting corroborating witnesses to testify, the Senate Judiciary Committee's approach would amount to a.

Christine Blasey Ford

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The reluctance of someone to come forward demonstrates that even in the #MeToo era, it remains incredibly difficult to report harassment, abuse or assault by people in power, judiciary Committee should put in place a process that enables anyone with a complaint of this nature to be heard. I have seen firsthand what happens when such a process is weaponized against an accuser, and no one should have to endure that again.

Anita Hill

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It is upsetting to discuss sexual assault and its repercussions, yet I felt guilty and compelled as a citizen about the idea of not saying anything.

The Post

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The Russians and Iranians consider any assault on Idlib to be a dangerous escalation of the conflict in Syria, airstrikes by The Russians and the regime have already begun against civilian areas.

The United

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

As a result, if the( military sexual trauma) leads to PTSD, it is often difficult for victims of( military sexual trauma) to produce the required evidence to support the occurrence of the reported assault.

Veterans Affairs

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I know some of you may disagree with me. The answer to Donald Trump, you may say, is to do just the opposite of Donald Trump. Being noble, being kind, being classy. And I am all for each of those things, but tonight, with our country under an unprecedented assault by a con man who fights only for himself and degrades the vulnerable and the powerless and regular hardworking people day in and day out, I believe that we must honestly ask ourselves as a party whether those we fight for can afford our gentleness.

Michael Avenatti

Found on CNN
5 years ago

This is how toxic masculinity permeates culture, as I shared my story, I was told over and over that this was not abuse. This was just a joke. This was just horseplay. But I can say one man’s horseplay is another man’s humiliation. And I chose to tell my story and share my experience to stand in solidarity with millions of other survivors around the world. That I know how hard it is to come forward, I know the shame associated with the assault. It happened to me.

Terry Crews

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

For Trump to now destroy a law first enacted at the request of Ronald Reagan five decades ago is a betrayal and an assault on the health of Americans everywhere, california will fight this stupidity in every conceivable way possible.

Jerry Brown

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Don't get me wrong, terrorists and criminals still pose a serious threat to our lives, and they are plotting against Americans daily. However, the' attack surface' in cyberspace is now broader and under more frequent assault.

Kirstjen Nielsen

Found on CNN
5 years ago

At the rallies I saw violence, I saw racism, assault, terrible things( and) I thought,' No way, President Trump's not going to win,' but when President Trump did, I decided I had to start doing something, because Congress is the only check.

Amanda Kelly

Found on CNN
5 years ago

If you look at the Indian penal code, there are so many subclassifications. They range from molestation, assault, to rape and penetrative sex. Here( in the bill) it is very loosely worded.

Anitha Shenoy

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Again, I don't -- I don't think Jim Jordan and/or a lot of folks, coaches, administrators, really understood that, you know, touching a man's genitals without the need to do so is the definition -- is a definition of sexual abuse and sexual assault. Again, in the mid -'80s, that -- that term wasn't necessarily used, however, to now say -- to now know that the word does apply to what was happening to us at the time is just -- is -- is -- is just -- it's surprising to me given the fact that Jim Jordan has -- this isn't the Jim Jordan I know.

Former OSU wrestler Mike DiSabato

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We are investigating an alleged sexual assault, not their immigration status.

Justin White

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The immune system then recognizes these antigens and can mount a potent secondary assault on the remaining tumor.

Bryan Choi

Found on CNN
5 years ago

These are very serious allegations and not to be taken lightly which is why I’ve taken the day to consider how to respond, i was heartbroken to read Chloe’s post. Our three year relationship was not perfect—we were ultimately not a good match and argued—even shouted at each other—but I loved her, and did my best to uplift and support her as a partner and companion in any way and at no time did I sexually assault her.

Chris Hardwick

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

>( CNN) Bill Cosby has replaced his entire defense team ahead of his sentencing hearing in September.Cosby's attorney, Tom Mesereau, and the rest of his defense team were replaced by attorney Joseph P. Green, the comedian's spokesman Andrew Wyatt said. Andrew Wyatt did not elaborate on the reason for the change.CNN reached out to Green for comment but has not yet received a response.Cosby was found guilty in April of three counts of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in a Philadelphia suburb in 2004. Read MoreThe 80-year-old comedian is scheduled for a sentencing hearing on September 24. He faces up to 10 years in prison on each count, although the actual sentence is likely to be much shorter.The verdict came a year after Cosby's previous trial ended in a mistrial, as a different panel of jurors said they were deadlocked and could not unanimously agree on a verdict. What the case was aboutThe case against Bill Cosby centered on testimony from Constand, a former employee with Temple University women's basketball team. She testified that Bill Cosby, a powerful trustee at Temple University, drugged her and sexually assaulted her when she visited Bill Cosby home to ask for career advice 14 years ago.The trial had the.

Bill Cosby

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Our message is clear ... if this assault happens then it would be very difficult to imagine how difficult the situation the people in Yemen, particularly in Hodeidah, will be in.

Muhsin Siddiqui

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I think the norms have really changed in terms of, what you can do to somebody against their will, how much you can crowd their space, make them miserable at work, you don’t have to physically assault somebody to make them, you know, uncomfortable at work or at home or in their other — just walking around. That, I think, is good.

Bill Clinton

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Even learning on a campus where some people defend perpetrators of sexual assault and silence their victims, we didn’t let that drag us down. the school just censors people. The school continually censors students.

Lulabel Seitz

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

In Lulabel’s case, her approved speech didn’t include any reference to an assault, we certainly would have considered such an addition, provided no individuals were named or defamed.

Principal David Stirrat

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The ‘ mainstream ’ press – where many of us once looked for truth and reliable reporting – have become cesspools of elitism and intolerance, and the troubling lack of ideological diversity in newsroom across the country has sown seeds of hatred for years against conservatives – maybe especially against conservative women, it’s culminated in an unhinged assault on President Trump and anyone who dares to support him publicly. I guess it’s not terribly surprising that the liberal groupthink has started to permeate America’s corporations, too.

Trudy Wade

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The ultimate goal is to amend the National Firearms Act of 1934 by adding just a paragraph or two or whatever it takes to ban assault weapons and also ban the more dangerous accessories of assault weapons, such as high capacity magazines and bump stocks, but we know to get to that very simple goal, we have to take the NRA out of our politics.

Jeff Kasky

Found on CNN
6 years ago

I am devastated that 80 years of my life is at risk of being undermined, in the blink of an eye, by Thursday's media reports, but I also want to be clear: I did not create unsafe work environments. I did not assault women. I did not offer employment or advancement in exchange for sex. Any suggestion that I did so is completely false.

Morgan Freeman

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

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