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Lawyers for the companies have assailed the city’s handling of the approval process, saying it failed to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

Critics, including the animal rights group White Coat Waste Project, have assailed the work because of unproven concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic traces back to experiments with bat coronaviruses.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 4, 2023

Lobbyists and industry advocates have assailed the term, claiming it mischaracterizes legitimate charges, and warned of unintended consequences in the banking sector.

From Reuters • Jun. 13, 2023

But critics from the right and the left have assailed it.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2023

Ruth really wanted to remain quiet—on deck or in her stateroom—and nurse her injured shoulder and fix her mind on the troubles that seemed of late to have assailed her.

From Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils by Emerson, Alice B.