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ambush

[am-boosh] / ˈæm bʊʃ /
NOUN
surprise attack, trap
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ADEN, Yemen — The ambush spot was good: Single-lane street, just enough space to overtake.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

From a rain-soaked Kandahar airbase we watched Romanian troops edge nervously out on patrol in their Soviet-era armoured vehicles, wary of the next ambush.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Many years later, Enrile gave differing statements on that key event, saying at one point the claimed ambush was made up, and then writing in his memoir that it had actually happened.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

These warmer waters could be pushing inexperienced juveniles into new regions where the orcas can more easily ambush them.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

We played swimming games for a few minutes, then divided into two teams for an ambush game.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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