Word: onslaught
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...Andros bonefish need not fear the onslaught of pseudo-sportsmen. They and all who have made their acquaintance can testify that they are to be apprehended only by ablest anglers...
...marking out spaghetti as the first objective of his onslaught Futurist Marinetti, shrewd, sought to ally himself with the "dynamic urge" of the Fascist movement. "We must provide for the Italian people," he declared, "dishes which will make them dynamic! Spaghetti and all such foods induce torpor, pessimism and skepticism...
...pushed the Freshmen back the length of the field for another score. The fifth Harvard touchdown came when Horween's team recovered a fumbled punt on the Freshman 40-yard line, and scored after a series of short gains. Batchelder's runs were the feature of the Harvard onslaught, while for the first year men Crane, former Andover captain, at center, was the heart of the defense. The final score was made by Leonard on a lateral from Putnam, a touchdown that made the concluding score...
...succinctly said by his admirers to have a "good jaw." He began by jawing the Congress into adoption of his resolution that the Government should begin to pay old age pensions to all workers at 60. Then, with the snowball of approval rolling his way he launched fiery onslaught against what Europe calls "rationalization" and America "Fordization...
...moment the Treasury Department drew a sharp economic sword, brandished it menacingly at Soviet Russia. Anti-Reds clamored for a general onslaught upon U. S.-U. S. S. R. trade. Last week the Treasury thrust its weapon back into the scabbard...