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ambush

[am-boosh] / ˈæm bʊʃ /
NOUN
surprise attack, trap
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Czesław is an ethnic Pole in the Red Army who escaped a ruthless German ambush.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

ADEN, Yemen — The ambush spot was good: Single-lane street, just enough space to overtake.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

We've all seen this kind of ambush before.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Species that feed on invertebrates, forage along the bottom, or rely on ambush strategies to catch prey also showed higher rates of contamination compared with other fish.

From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026

For the first time since early morning, Crazy Horse felt confident that the ambush would happen.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III




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