ambuscade
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He lost three of the next four games before he recovered from the shock of that one intellectual ambuscade.
From Time Magazine Archive
In nearly four years of fighting, the young officers have mastered the arts of the field�silent de ployment, timely retreat, sudden concentration, plausible ambuscade, dependable supply of vegetable camouflage.
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I have experienced and feel a profound sadness for the Marines who perished in the last ambuscade of the Sandinistas.
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The general belief was that the King was a chance victim of the ambuscade which was intended for the Orchanie-Sofia autobus, occupants of which were known to be carrying large sums of money.
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But despite his skill and caution, he fell into an ambuscade and was in his turn defeated with great loss.
From The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 by Casseday, Ben
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