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

The general belief was that the King was a chance victim of the ambuscade which was intended for the Orchanie-Sofia autobus, occupants of which were known to be carrying large sums of money.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ambuscade capped a notably disgruntling week for Labor.

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Only about 700 Legionnaires managed to escape the ambuscade.

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The woodsmen of Virginia, veteran hunters and Indian-fighters, were thrown far out in front and on either flank, scouring the forest to detect any sign of a lurking ambuscade.

From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Parkman, Francis