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The phrase "a scathing attack" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a harsh or severe criticism directed at someone or something.
Example: "The article was a scathing attack on the government's handling of the crisis."
Alternatives: "a fierce criticism" or "a harsh condemnation."
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But the education department launched a scathing attack.
Clegg will launch a scathing attack on the current rules.
Apple has launched a scathing attack on the Government's plans to give spies more powers.
Tennyson's sally prompted a scathing attack on his new volume in the Quarterly Review.
In a scathing attack on the research initiative, he argued that it was unreliable.
Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, has just delivered a scathing attack on Theresa May.
The Herald called Mr. Mutambara's article "a scathing attack on President Mugabe, government and ZANU-PF".
Miliband will launch a scathing attack on the coalition for a negligent approach to housebuilding.
However, the SNP's shadow leader of the House Pete Wishart launched a scathing attack on the "prescriptive proposals".
After Abbott cut down Turnbull in 2009 on climate change, Turnbull launched a scathing attack on Abbott.
An editorial in one of the West Indian journals carried a scathing attack on grandmothers for being so obliging.
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