ambuscade

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The ambuscade capped a notably disgruntling week for Labor.

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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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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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He lost three of the next four games before he recovered from the shock of that one intellectual ambuscade.

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In the first half of the engraving, the French army is represented lying in ambuscade in the form of a horseshoe.

From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Parkman, Francis