pounce (on)

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Verb
  • For tackling and punching the student multiple times, Morrow was suspended from the team for six months and served 46 days in a work-release program last summer after being convicted of misdemeanor assault.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Its powerful suction and all-in-one cleaning system handle both vacuuming and mopping, effectively tackling dust, dirt, and spills on all floor types.
    Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • In District 2, incumbent Hong Alyce Van was challenged by Victor Barrios, who had jumped to an early lead on Tuesday night.
    Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
  • In the race for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Holly jumped out to an early lead over Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers of White Lake, though the outcome remained uncertain.
    Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • He was arrested in Savannah and is charged with felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, and obstruction of law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., said in a statement.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • According to reports, Buckshot was assaulted last Thursday (Oct. 31), in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Just two years prior, the NFL team had shelled out more than $1.4 million trying to get Becker elected mayor, and another roughly $1 million attacking Mayor Lisa Gillmor.
    Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • An investigation from DePaul University and the Chicago Police Department is underway after two Jewish students who were visibly showing their support for Israel were attacked on the university’s Lincoln Park campus.
    NBC Chicago, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Jurado has assailed Councilmember Kevin de León over his participation in a conversation that featured Latino political leaders making crude and racist remarks.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Trump has repeatedly assailed the network on the campaign trail over the episode and has threatened to revoke CBS’s broadcasting license if elected.
    Reuters, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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