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ambush verb assail, assault, attack, attack from a connealed position, bait a trap, catch by perfidy, ensnare, lay a trap for, lie in wait for, set a trap for, snare, trap, waylay See also: accost, decoy, ensnare, trap How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The wisest of the
jurists have skirmished with medicine, itself an ambusher ("les
plus sages . Journalist Bob Reilly, a professor at the University of Nebraska
who, during a sabbatical in Ireland in 1965, interviewed De Valera, two
of Collins' alleged ambushers and a nephew of Collins, says he
believes Collins' convoy simply stumbled on opposing forces in the
midst of a civil war and drew fire. Journalist Bob Reilly, a professor at the University of Nebraska
who, during a sabbatical in Ireland in 1965, interviewed De Valera, two
of Collins' alleged ambushers and a nephew of Collins, says he
believes Collins' convoy simply stumbled on opposing forces in the
midst of a civil war and drew fire. |
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