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Recent Examples of attacker In footage posted to X by Mayor Eric Adams on Friday, dozens of bystanders can be seen filming as Jaden is savagely beaten, when one of his attackers draws a firearm and shoots him at point-blank range. —
Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026 Among the gunman’s belongings was a photo modified by artificial intelligence showing him alongside the Columbine attackers, according to a state official who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to address the media. —Maria Verza, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 Keeping your system secure should not put you at risk, yet that's exactly what attackers are exploiting here. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Sheinbaum acknowledged that the attacker was able to enter Teotihuacán with a gun because archaeological sites don’t have security checkpoints. —Michael Rios, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026 Time was of the essence, but the attackers, too, had been up against the clock. —Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, the average time between an attacker first gaining access to a system and acting maliciously fell to 29 minutes last year, a 65 percent acceleration from 2024. —ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026 Investigators have yet to identify the attacker. —Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026 Musiala beat two defenders on the left before crossing for Guerreiro’s tap in in the 31st, then Luis Díaz unselfishly set up Jackson for Bayern’s second after a mistake from Finn Jeltsch left three attackers facing one Stuttgart defender. —ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026 Among the gunman’s belongings was a photo modified by artificial intelligence showing him alongside the Columbine attackers, according to a state official who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to address the media. —Maria Verza, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 Keeping your system secure should not put you at risk, yet that's exactly what attackers are exploiting here. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Sheinbaum acknowledged that the attacker was able to enter Teotihuacán with a gun because archaeological sites don’t have security checkpoints. —Michael Rios, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026 Time was of the essence, but the attackers, too, had been up against the clock. —Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, the average time between an attacker first gaining access to a system and acting maliciously fell to 29 minutes last year, a 65 percent acceleration from 2024. —ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026 Investigators have yet to identify the attacker. —Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026 Musiala beat two defenders on the left before crossing for Guerreiro’s tap in in the 31st, then Luis Díaz unselfishly set up Jackson for Bayern’s second after a mistake from Finn Jeltsch left three attackers facing one Stuttgart defender. —ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attacker
assailant
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Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped by what police believe was a masked assailant sometime between the night of January 31 and the early hours of February 1.— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Apr. 2026
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The eight assailants got out of two cars, including a gray Nissan Altima.— Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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