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Noun
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Its security analysis assumes a worst-case scenario in which an attacker may possess quantum correlations with the detector itself.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026 -
The authorities must reveal the identity and status of the attacker immediately.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Buehler believes there was just one assailant.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 June 2026
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Moments before, the assailant had pushed a 30-year-old man standing next to Williams onto the tracks as well without saying a word, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2026
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“Ambusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambusher. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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