raid
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Anthropic’s Claude model had been widely used by the U.S. military, including in its January raid in Venezuela and the war with Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In another official building across town, violin notes mixed with air raid sirens.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Pesticides prohibited in Kenya are sometimes smuggled across this porous border with Tanzania and used in farms within the Amboseli area, where elephants live near human settlements and are known to raid farms for food.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
One of the largest public immigration raids associated with the campaign happened in the wake of the 1931 La Placita raid on Olvera Street in downtown L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
In the early morning hours of April 20, in Maryland, two teams of detectives were planning a raid that would take George Atzerodt.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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Though the influx of agents eventually left Minnesota, taking their horrific behavior elsewhere, state officials have been busy attempting to pursue accountability, filing numerous cases against the federal officers who participated in the raids.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
The chances of a missile attack on Kyiv that night were around 50 percent, according to the administrator of a social media channel monitoring Russian air raids.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
His wannabe Robocops launch indiscriminate raids, operate detention facilities under conditions out of a Dickens novel and regularly don face masks to hide their identities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
"And not necessarily in the waters where raids on our ships and vessels are planned, but wherever we deem it necessary and appropriate, anywhere."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Darin excusing himself when Nan and Pop discussed the most recent Martial raids, fists clenched.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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According to his own evidence, his reptile collection was first raided when he was a boy of 14.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Mundubile took refuge the day after the August 13 election at an international human rights organisation after police raided his home in an operation against the opposition.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
In South Africa, seven sites linked to a syndicate involved in romance and investment scams were raided.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
This year, he’s gone after the FBI raided his home and office in February as part of a broader investigation into his dealings with a tech contractor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Later that Friday afternoon and into the night, I raided Schmidt’s patient files for Angela Sammick’s case folder.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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In October 1916, in Tujunga Canyon near Sunland, a farmer named Cornelius Johnson set out a trap for a bear that had been raiding his grapevines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It would merely be a different flavor of raiding the Treasury for personal gain.
From Slate ● May 16, 2026
“A 29% rate of pre-retirees raiding 10% or more of savings for a family emergency means people are going into retirement short,” Judge said.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
Police were raiding the daycare centre, his friend said, go pick up your children right now.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
I considered raiding the hydrogen fuel cells, but I need those batteries to maintain power at night.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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