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as in invasion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
repeated Viking raids wore down the defenses of the seaside village
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as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
an early morning raid by Federal agents took the smugglers in their hideout by surprise
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as in to invade
to enter for conquest or plunder
a fox has been raiding the chicken coop, and now we're down to eight hens
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as in to attack
to take sudden, violent action against
the enemy tribe raided the village just before dawn, taking everyone by surprise
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Recent Examples of raid
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
However, that might be more difficult than usual, as PMC numbers have been reduced on Woods and player scavs now spawn in earlier in the raid.
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Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
13 June 2026
Rather than raiding my bar cart, this recipe gets a boost by way of a couple items normally found on the breakfast menu.
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Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2026
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Noun
Abdikerm Eidleh, 42, was taken into custody Thursday in Mogadishu, Somalia, in a daytime raid coordinated by both the FBI and Somali intelligence agencies.
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Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
However, that might be more difficult than usual, as PMC numbers have been reduced on Woods and player scavs now spawn in earlier in the raid.
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Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Verb
Growing up in the east London suburbs, Scott would sing in her local church choir in the afternoons, then raid her dad’s Windows Media Player playlists to discover Janet Jackson and Kate Bush in the evenings.
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Liam Hess,
Vogue,
13 June 2026
Rather than raiding my bar cart, this recipe gets a boost by way of a couple items normally found on the breakfast menu.
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Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2026
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According to Holtz, Whittingham was charged with murder, first-degree assault, first-degree assault on an elderly person and home invasion.
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The virtual hysteria over the muskrat invasion resulted in Britain’s first legislation to target a non-native invasive species.
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One of the dogs involved in the attack was later found in Los Angeles County and seized.
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Two people were killed and seven others injured in Russian attacks on the northeastern Kharkiv region over the previous 24 hours, regional head Oleh Syniehubov said Friday.
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Hundreds were killed, and Israel invaded parts of Lebanon.
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Since Russia first invaded the country, drones have become a key part of Ukraine’s strategy, aiming at undermining the Russian army’s logistics operations.
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Louis rips his spine out, dislocates his jaw, and reads Claudia’s diary entries about how she was repeatedly assaulted by him.
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Prosecutors are moving to dismiss charges against a man in Minneapolis who was accused of assaulting federal officers.
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Pilot deviations accounted for 62% of incursions from 2021 through 2025.
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Here the enduring wisdom of Indian spiritual philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, Ojai’s informal patron saint, serves even to hold a recent incursion of ultra-rich to account.
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Tech companies have turned on the charm offensive in a bid to turn the tide.
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At the heart of the battle will be Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) and his fleet, fighting to repel the offensive led by Tyland Lannister (Jefferson Hall) and the forces of the Triarchy.
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Michael Ovitz, the co-founder of CAA, stormed out of a deposition on June 1 after being asked about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Two years ago, Delva was forced to flee his neighborhood of Solino after gangs stormed in and razed much of it to the ground.
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Kim previously hailed the development of the Choe Hyon as a major step toward expanding the operational reach and preemptive strike capabilities of North Korea's military.
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After Abbosbek Fayzullaev won the ball back for Uzbekistan near the top of the box, Azizjon Ganiev unleashed an incredible strike that briefly made this a 2-1 game.
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raid. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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