under assault
idiom
: being attacked or severely criticized
The city is under assault from enemy troops.
Their personal freedoms are (coming) under assault by the government.
He came under assault for his unusual beliefs.
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Elizabeth Warren, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2018
The blue zones are also under assault from Saul Newman, an Australian researcher at University College London with a taste for sarcasm.
—science.org, 21 Nov. 2024
In some ways, contraception is like vaccination, another preventive-health measure that is under assault.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
At the same time that Congress has been under assault from moneyed interests from the outside, it has been beset by growing political polarization from within.
—James D’angelo, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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Elizabeth Warren, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2018
The blue zones are also under assault from Saul Newman, an Australian researcher at University College London with a taste for sarcasm.
—science.org, 21 Nov. 2024
In some ways, contraception is like vaccination, another preventive-health measure that is under assault.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
At the same time that Congress has been under assault from moneyed interests from the outside, it has been beset by growing political polarization from within.
—James D’angelo, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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“Under assault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20assault. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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