ambuscade

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He lost three of the next four games before he recovered from the shock of that one intellectual ambuscade.

From Time Magazine Archive

In nearly four years of fighting, the young officers have mastered the arts of the field�silent de ployment, timely retreat, sudden concentration, plausible ambuscade, dependable supply of vegetable camouflage.

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The ambuscade capped a notably disgruntling week for Labor.

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I have experienced and feel a profound sadness for the Marines who perished in the last ambuscade of the Sandinistas.

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Sometimes an ambuscade was formed by the wayside, and an unexpected discharge of several guns took place, so as to cover the wedding party with smoke.

From The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 by Casseday, Ben