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huntings

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plural of hunting

as in ambushes

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With roads around the hospital unsafe, transferring patients to other facilities was not an option in the first hours of the attack, while sending ambulances into the field risked exposing them to Hamas ambushes.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Social Media Capture The underlying tactic is not new, with both Russian and Ukrainian forces having previously used armed FPV drones to conduct roadside ambushes.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to Wienerschnitzel in Natomas after finding 33 German cockroaches in various areas of the facility including on the floor beneath the ice machine and on three glue traps.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Given mink’s reputation as escape artists, wildlife experts set up traps around infected farms.

— Nat Lash, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026

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Monday's attacks on a shelter and former school with bunker-busting bombs came as people were lined up for aid in Komyshuvakha, a village in the Zaporizhzhia region.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Russia ramped up its aerial attacks on towns and cities across the country over the summer, striking at all times of the day.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

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The opener also offered a glimpse at the Heat’s initial bench rotation, and there weren’t any big surprises.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Dinklage is perfect casting as the slightly duplicitous Basket Weaver, an artisan who has his own surprises in store.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

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