ambushed
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Think of it as a tax “prenup” with Uncle Sam that you settle up on your terms so the surviving spouse isn’t ambushed by higher rates down the road.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Two batters later, Hernández ambushed a first-pitch slider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
"You do feel ambushed and it is the last thing you want to be seeing," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Braddock’s column was ambushed by French and Native American forces at the Battle of the Monongahela.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
So one day we all put on our Sunday best and ambushed Gracie Mansion.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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