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as in attack
a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait
revolutionaries laid in ambush for the king along the route his carriage would travel
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as in trap
a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise
thinking that he was getting into his assigned limousine, the diplomat did not realize that he was the victim of an ambush as he was being lured into his captor's car
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as in to attack
to lie in wait for and attack by surprise
the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Responding officers, including a rookie cop who received praise from leaders in New York and Pennsylvania, immediately recognized Mangione as the suspect wanted in connection with the New York City ambush shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, authorities said.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
Andy Rose, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Prosecutors alleged the brothers ambushed and killed their parents out of hatred and greed.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
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Authorities arrested a suspect and charged him with murder Monday in the Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald's customer in Pennsylvania spotted a man whom officers found with a gun, mask and writings linking him to the ambush.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Responding officers, including a rookie cop who received praise from leaders in New York and Pennsylvania, immediately recognized Mangione as the suspect wanted in connection with the New York City ambush shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, authorities said.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Officer Cooper Dawson, 27, was running after a suspect following a traffic stop Monday night when that suspect ambushed Dawson and shot him multiple times, according to the Greenville Police Department.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Prosecutors alleged the brothers ambushed and killed their parents out of hatred and greed.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
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The new doctrine allows for a potential nuclear response by Russia even to a conventional attack by a country that is supported by a nuclear power.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Loading your audio article An unhinged attacker slashed a man and a woman in back-to-back unprovoked knife attacks in Grand Central Station, police said Wednesday.Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Yet, as organizations rush to meet this demand, many fall into the trap of greenwashing—claiming environmental or social responsibility without delivering tangible results.Joel Carboni, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Season 1 framed the tournament as a straightforward allegory for the punishing trap of financial distress, rendering even the greediest characters as sympathetic to an extent.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Landry is accused of assaulting and shooting the man who was in the home with the woman before leaving Fort Eisenhower.Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
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On one night, the dorm becomes the site of a massacre, with players violently assaulting each other while the guards deliberately flashed the lights on and off.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
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The snare pictures—one of which notably captures the remnants of a meal eaten by Duchamp—would be returned to over and over by Spoerri, who claimed no ownership over the form, asserting that they could be produced by anyone, and required no signature.News Desk, Artforum, 27 Nov. 2024
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In response, the wildlife commission voted to adopt a 36-hour trapping standard for mountain lions, ensuring that live animals are not held in traps or snares for longer than that duration.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 21 June 2024
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But those intentions were, in part, waylaid by a motion of impeachment that had already been initiated by the opposition party.Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Making matters worse, the strike paused waylaid the majority of the plane models making up Boeing’s order backlog.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
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Like Arrieta, he wasn’t deterred or surprised by the larger crowds.Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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This astonishing feat surprised even the members themselves, as 82MAJOR is a relatively rookie group.WWD, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
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With 2024 capturing multiple iconic photos of Trump’s campaign, there will likely be more to come now that Trump returns to the White House in January, especially regarding future events happening in the nation.Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
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The camera captured him side-eyeing the employees, probably thinking their attempts at picking him up were embarrassing.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Ambush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambush. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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