ambushed

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The operation comes in response to a Reuters series, Ambushed at Home, that revealed how families living on U.S. bases were exposed to lead poisoning, mold-related illnesses, ceiling collapses and pest infestations.

From Reuters • Apr. 11, 2019

Those steps, announced Thursday by the Army, signal the latest action to follow a Reuters series, Ambushed at Home, that exposed serious housing hazards at bases nationwide.

From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2019

Ambushed on a dark stretch of unfamiliar road in a foreign country, with her boyfriend lost somewhere in the night, Lees made a remarkable escape.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ambushed behind your born temperament, and waiting for a chance.

From What Is Man? and Other Essays by Twain, Mark

I took no account of the Ambushed Enemy when I said on that New Year's night that I was happy.

From Thirty Years in Australia by Cambridge, Ada