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ambushment

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Definition of ambushment

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a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait ambushments were a constant threat to travelers along the road to London

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In recent days, Lanmò San Jou, leader of the 400 Mawozo gang, which participated in the ambush on the Salvadorans, has released several videos on social media and addressed Bukele directly.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
The missing air technicians, catalyst for this deployment, disappeared earlier this month after an apparent gang ambush.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

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Marshall's campaign, for its part, bet heavily on an attack ad surrounding claims that Hamilton protected a pedophile.

— Grace Hills, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
In the Dnipro area, rescuers pulled a woman alive from the rubble Tuesday morning, after a Russian attack killed one person and wounded 17, local authorities said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

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Although the Cabinet members’ wins add to a growing GOP tradition in Florida — a Democrat hasn’t won statewide in the Sunshine State since 2018 — Democrats on Tuesday won surprise victories in congress and the state legislature.

— Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Neither side has budged following Tusk’s surprise raid on the Constitutional Tribunal, through which his government ushered out the court’s president and vice president before installing ideologically sympathetic replacements.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

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