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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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.
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James D’angelo, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
The suggestion was that by doing so the Center for Immigration Studies would give liberals reason to support hard-line immigration controls and perhaps also offer conservatives an avenue to fold global warming into their narratives of a country under assault.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
United Airlines announced a $1.5 billion stock buyback plan, underscoring a seeming return to an investor focus not just at United but also at Southwest Airlines, which is under assault by a hedge fund.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Yet, Falwell claimed that the family was under assault—and not just by those advocating the Equal Rights Amendment, women in the workplace, and equal rights for LGBTQ Americans.
—TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
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James D’angelo, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
The suggestion was that by doing so the Center for Immigration Studies would give liberals reason to support hard-line immigration controls and perhaps also offer conservatives an avenue to fold global warming into their narratives of a country under assault.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
United Airlines announced a $1.5 billion stock buyback plan, underscoring a seeming return to an investor focus not just at United but also at Southwest Airlines, which is under assault by a hedge fund.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Yet, Falwell claimed that the family was under assault—and not just by those advocating the Equal Rights Amendment, women in the workplace, and equal rights for LGBTQ Americans.
—TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Under assault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20assault. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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