in ambush
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The German Panther tank lay in ambush in the debris-filled streets of Cologne in the waning days of World War II, an American tank in its sights just 70 yards away.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2019
The tactics that had worked so well in ambush of Rhaegal failed to defeat a prepared opponent.
From Slate ● May 13, 2019
Behind the hoopla and star power, however, a number of controversies lie in ambush.
From The Guardian ● May 13, 2019
A sidewinder waits for its dinner: It sits in ambush until a kangaroo rat happens to come hopping by, and then it has a banquet.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2017
Perhaps they had spotted some of the warriors waiting in ambush.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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