as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
made a nighttime foray into the enemy camp and took their command post
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Recent Examples of foray
Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
If this foray into the trenches works, as the Bears try to upgrade the roster for Johnson’s first season, one of the real benefits should be legitimately improving a previously overrated team culture.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
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july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
With the conclusion of the operation in Iran – and Trump’s sudden foray into Israel’s legal system – Netanyahu has requested to postpone his upcoming trial sessions this week.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
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Noun
My story is no different than others that forayed into meteorology or atmospheric sciences.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
If this foray into the trenches works, as the Bears try to upgrade the roster for Johnson’s first season, one of the real benefits should be legitimately improving a previously overrated team culture.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
Previous narrative histories like Barbara Tuchman’s The Proud Tower have illustrated that the close of the 19th century was chock full of odd, memorable, baffling characters, which might provide some relief in a historical telling of the U.S.’s first brutal forays into empire-building.
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july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
With the conclusion of the operation in Iran – and Trump’s sudden foray into Israel’s legal system – Netanyahu has requested to postpone his upcoming trial sessions this week.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foray
Noun
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Israel had a right to self-defense against that incursion and the atrocities perpetrated against its citizens.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
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To pressure Taiwan, in particular, China conducts influence operations, cyberattacks, and military incursions.—
JENNIFER LIND,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
Verb
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One night, the cemetery is plundered; graves are tipped over, their wi-fi connections disabled.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 June 2025
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While pestilence crept over the walls of cities and the countryside fell into desolation—many foreign conquerors of Europe knew how to fight and plunder but not to plow or sow—the monks preserved words.—
Bernd Roeck
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and NATO allies fear Moscow has more ambitions in the former Soviet sphere, especially the Baltic states.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Following last week's invasion of the Carrie body snatchers storyline, an opening montage of Carrie click-clacking around her Gramercy Park townhouse in various designer heels resets the stage for a return to peak Carrie form.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Eight days later, in a game relocated to Glendale, Ariz., because of deadly wildfires in Southern California, Darnold was sacked nine times and had two turnovers (including a fumble returned for touchdown) in a 27-9 loss.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Nix turned the ball over just eight times and was sacked 20 times in those final 13 games.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Newsweek has revealed dozens of cases involving green card holders and applicants who were swept up in the ICE raids.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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In one raid, federal agents detained people at a bus stop at Orange Grove Boulevard and Los Robles Avenue on June 18.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
Verb
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When University of Pennsylvania administrators announced that the school was stripping Lia (formerly William) Thomas, ...—
Becket Adams,
National Review,
6 July 2025
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The mountains rose up, stripped the overriding rocks, and then cooled down.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
5 July 2025
Verb
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On Wednesday, aid reached Gaza’s main city for the first time since March after deliveries were plagued by looting and coordination issues between aid agencies and the Israeli military.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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The statues, stolen from Benin City in modern-day Nigeria, were looted by British troops at the end of the 19th century and sold on to museums across Europe.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Noni finds him in Crete, where Lion’s crew of pirates, assembled from fighters from around the world, are currently pillaging and enslaving a town.—
Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Angry over the tagless intruders' prior antics in pillaging their resources, a horde of players descend upon the USS Callister crew, who flee while digital Nanette makes her way to the engine in the hopes of finding a solve.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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