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huntings

noun

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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In his statement, Dan also blamed Russia for a spate of attacks in recent weeks on civilian maritime transport in the Black Sea, which has left at least three people dead and has raised fears of an escalation in Russia's war against Ukraine.

— STEPHEN McGRATH, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
The bomber could potentially conduct electronic attacks alongside its existing weapons operations, reducing its dependence on specialized escort aircraft in certain scenarios.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of attacks

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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

Definition of surprises

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Assaults are up, almost 2,500 assaults this year alone on police officers, felony assaults, and public servants in New York City.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Kansas City also ranked 176th in the assaults per capita metric, the fourth-lowest city in the metric.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026

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