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Noun
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Joao Pedro has improved in that role throughout the season, but having other physically strong attackers return from injury will be important.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026 -
The vulnerability allowed attackers to bypass two-factor authentication protections after obtaining valid login credentials.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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In addition, the Broward lab was not equipped to perform the complicated analysis of the data that might exclude Duckett as the assailant.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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The state-wide ban on magazines came in 2013, just a year after the Aurora Theater shooting, where, in a matter of seconds, an assailant with a 100-round magazine was able to kill 12 people and injure 70 more.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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“Ambusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambusher. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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