sally
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“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
As with the adoption of Casual Fridays, the first sally in the contemporary battle for comfort, there remains confusion as to what exactly constitutes acceptable office attire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
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
The tiny river fly, known as scarce yellow sally, was thought to have died out a few decades ago.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2023
When that sally got no response, he lapsed back into silence, contemplating the rolling rump of the white dwarf elephant ahead of them.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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