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ambush

[am-boosh] / ˈæm bʊʃ /
NOUN
surprise attack, trap
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Researchers believe the behaviour may involve ambush attacks from below, with dolphins potentially unaware of the threat.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Maybe Buffalo is a team of destiny, but this feels like an ambush in waiting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

In one case, human footprints appear alongside deer tracks created at the same time, supporting the idea of pursuit or ambush activity within the dune environment.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025

Many years later, Enrile gave differing statements on that key event, saying at one point the claimed ambush was made up, and then writing in his memoir that it had actually happened.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

I’ve pretty much been giving Mom and Lily the cold shoulder ever since my ambush makeover.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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