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sally

[sal-ee] / ˈsæl i /


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The latest sally is a new round of export restrictions released this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

The Uber initiative is the latest sally in a long war pitting plaintiffs and their lawyers against businesses, with legal fees as the battleground.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Chess, by and large, is a war game played by nonmartial people who would have trouble identifying the business end of an M16 or explaining the difference between an embrasure and a sally port.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023

However, despite learning much about scarce yellow sally, the scientists still have no idea how it got its name.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2023

Then, free of weaponry, we passed through the sally port and went back inside the prison.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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