ambush

“I’m not going to ambush those guys, and I’m not going to ambush Glas,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

In its statement Wednesday, Israel’s military said its troops were preparing an ambush in the area when the incident occurred.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

But since the rings select their bearers by asking whether they’re afraid during an ambush designed to create dread, the test favors those for whom life never presents anything to fear.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

It would be easy to conclude ambush marketing is simply more effective than sponsorship.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

These animals lie in ambush in every toy store and children’s zoo.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

The filmmakers take their time revealing what long-ago crimes have so incensed Okuzaki as he more or less ambushes old comrades and superiors in their homes, confronting them with his accusations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

AFP spoke to his former business partner, ex-major Omar Rodriguez, who said that after a few desert ambushes last year, Quijano "paused" the operation.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

Yet so much can derail them: fractured supply chains, staff blowups, quirks of locations and traffic, social media ambushes, even the unexpected, like COVID.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025

And as climate change supercharges more storms, fires, earthquakes, and other inevitable tragedies throughout this year and beyond, prepare to have to deal with these ambushes as well.

From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2025

It meant hearing his loud complaints about her mother’s culinary ambushes: chicken bloody at the bone, undercooked vegetables, unpeeled fruit served with room-temperature cream cheese.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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

Then Rushing again ambushed the first pitch — a knuckle curve on the inside edge — and drove it off the right-field wall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Two National Guardsmen who were ambushed on duty in Washington received Purple Hearts, one posthumously.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

The DHS statement went on to say, "fearing for his life and safety as he was being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired defensive shots".

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

Nearly a year later, French soldiers and their Indian allies ambushed a large British unit led by General Edward Braddock north of Great Meadows.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

That’s still better than ambushing workers all at once with mass layoffs, some executives say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

We’ve all seen the appalling videos of masked agents ambushing and abducting these migrants in the halls of New York’s immigration court as they’re leaving a hearing.

From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2026

Then Betts came to the plate and continued his recent — and long-awaited — turnaround offensively, ambushing a first-pitch slider for his first home run since July 5.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2025

Signs of desperate hunger are growing as people resort to consuming animal feed or ambushing aid trucks.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2024

The young bounced around the adults, ambushing one another, rolling in mock battle, and shrieking for protection when an older animal lost patience and bared its teeth.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer