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“It was a sneak attack in the dark of night,” Orangetown Supervisor Teresa Kenny said at a news conference Wednesday.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023

“It’s definitely great to have all those different options, and it allows us to kind of have a sneak attack effect on different teams,” Masonius said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023

This oddball-flaneur video essay of a series about the quirks of New York City life unfolded like a sneak attack.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2020

The U.S. had been stung by the sneak attack in Hawaii and were underdogs in the Pacific.

From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2019

Was he planning a sneak attack on me?

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie



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