sally
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The latest sally is a new round of export restrictions released this week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
“Plainclothes agents have been embedded in transport vans, sally ports, processing areas, and detention cells to gather important tactical intelligence and or information,” a document on Benchwarmer reads.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026
Chess, by and large, is a war game played by nonmartial people who would have trouble identifying the business end of an M16 or explaining the difference between an embrasure and a sally port.
From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023
However, despite learning much about scarce yellow sally, the scientists still have no idea how it got its name.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2023
“No,” said Robin, “the fog has kept us from seeing. But whenever we tried to make a sally into the town, we were forced back.”
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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