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The phrase "are under assault" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something is being attacked, criticized, or threatened, either physically or metaphorically.
Example: "The wildlife in the region are under assault from habitat destruction and pollution."
Alternatives: "are being attacked" or "are facing an onslaught".
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are under assault
preposition
In or at a lower level than.
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Arbors are under assault.
The humanities are under assault.
"Banks are under assault," Dimon said.
ONCE again the Falkland Islands, in the South Atlantic, are under assault.
$23. AS the news media have so kindly informed us, the suburbs are under assault.
New York isn't the only city where banks are under assault.
Because it isn't only her characters' psyches that are under assault.
The last bastions of the regime are under assault, while Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi remains unaccounted for.
WHILE the Dutch crack down on Islamic radicals, in Belgium it is white racists who are under assault.
The Soviet Union is not about to reappear, but democracy-building groups are under assault, dissidents are thrown into psychiatric hospitals and justice is politically rigged.
The humans of this medieval land are under assault from the forces of hell, and your character has to save the world.
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