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Noun
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The attacker leads the Norway squad but will be assisted, probably quite literally, by Arsenal playmaker Martin Ødegaard.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026 -
After Skrepetsky fell to the ground, the attacker reportedly walked closer and fired two more times.—
Anna Noryskiewicz,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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The assailants in each of the killings left the scenes before an officer arrived, and the police department has not announced an arrest in the homicides.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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The episode ends with the sight of an unconscious Lance in the trunk of a car, abducted by some unseen assailant.—
Rachel LaBonte,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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“Ambusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambusher. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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