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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

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

The Spaniards waited in ambush, crushed the Incan force, and kidnapped Atahualpa.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

These warriors were the main body of fighters; they would wait in ambush.

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




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