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to lie in wait for and attack by surprise the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king
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Recent Examples of ambushed Then in Brookhaven, a homeless man was ambushed and shot several times while sleeping outside a shopping center on Peachtree Road. —
Landon Mion , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 The Twins ambushed Crochet with four runs in the first inning, then knocked out Boston's ace lefty with a seven-run second. —CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 In 2023, thirteen members and associates of Midtown were charged in the killing of 24-year-old Trevon Richardson, a Hard Body Gang associate, who was ambushed and killed by six gunmen near the Lido Square Apartments in Pittsburg, authorities said. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 While serving a tour of duty outside the province of Kandahar in Afghanistan in August of 2011, he was ambushed by Taliban insurgents disguised in Afghan National Army uniforms. —Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026 One morning in 1980, Carl Fletcher, head of one of the richest Jewish families in Long Island and owner of a local plastics factory, is ambushed and kidnapped from his driveway. —The Know, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026 In the first inning, when the Tigers both waited out Pivetta and ambushed him, three of his 18 four-seam fastballs were in the strike zone. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 When their transport convoy is ambushed, the two are forced to run while being shackled to each other and need to work together to reach their destination alive and on time. —Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026 Thousands of immigrants have been ambushed by masked ICE agents at 26 Federal Plaza over the past year while walking out of court hearings and held in custody at the complex, according to ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project. —Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Landon Mion , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 The Twins ambushed Crochet with four runs in the first inning, then knocked out Boston's ace lefty with a seven-run second. —CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 In 2023, thirteen members and associates of Midtown were charged in the killing of 24-year-old Trevon Richardson, a Hard Body Gang associate, who was ambushed and killed by six gunmen near the Lido Square Apartments in Pittsburg, authorities said. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 While serving a tour of duty outside the province of Kandahar in Afghanistan in August of 2011, he was ambushed by Taliban insurgents disguised in Afghan National Army uniforms. —Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026 One morning in 1980, Carl Fletcher, head of one of the richest Jewish families in Long Island and owner of a local plastics factory, is ambushed and kidnapped from his driveway. —The Know, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026 In the first inning, when the Tigers both waited out Pivetta and ambushed him, three of his 18 four-seam fastballs were in the strike zone. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 When their transport convoy is ambushed, the two are forced to run while being shackled to each other and need to work together to reach their destination alive and on time. —Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026 Thousands of immigrants have been ambushed by masked ICE agents at 26 Federal Plaza over the past year while walking out of court hearings and held in custody at the complex, according to ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project. —Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
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Police on Friday closed Kensington Gardens, a central London park visited by thousands of tourists and local residents every day, after a group that Israel has linked to Iran posted a video claiming Israel’s nearby London embassy was going to be attacked with drones carrying dangerous substances.— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
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The rabbi of Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, northwest London, which was attacked by arsonists over the weekend, took to social media on Sunday to show members of his congregation gathering in his home to pray.— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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The investigation began when police received a complaint in January 2024 alleging that a 2-year-old was assaulted by Kristie Kovarcik, police said.— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
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Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said the teenager was the victim of a seemingly random attack and praised her for keeping her cool even after she was assaulted.— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
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Now Picard is zipping around the cosmos again, The Lord of the Rings is waylaid with prequels and spin-offs, and somehow, Palpatine returned.— Matthew Razak, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
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Thousands of passengers and crew were caught on vessels waylaid in ports in the UAE and Qatar.— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
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This surprised no one, except, apparently, the Saudis.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
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Smith probably won’t be the only listener surprised by the album, which combines some downtown rock with gentle, playful story-songs that swerve toward an almost Buddy Holly-ish melodic sweetness.— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
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The incident was captured on camera by a freelance news videographer and appeared to show Evans acting calm and raising his hands in the air when an officer fired a bean bag round that struck him in the stomach, dropping him to the ground.— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Stormwater captured in dams, reservoirs and spreading grounds figured out to be an amazing 185% of average for this time of year, the county reported.— Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
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