ambushed

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Two National Guardsmen who were ambushed on duty in Washington received Purple Hearts, one posthumously.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Rennes midfielder Quentin Merlin dallied deep in his own area and was ambushed by Timothy Weah who passed to Amine Gouiri.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Within days, he told her that he and others had been ambushed in an area controlled by Russian forces.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

In the last hour, we reached the pinnacle of the tour, the meandering drive to the crash site, where Pusser claimed he was ambushed by at least three men.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

April was ambushed by a quick pang of sympathy, remembering how it was—missing someone and having to face a new classroom.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder