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
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Netflix’s forays into live sports have already been successful with the NFL and WWE.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
The most lucrative wells from Gray, Stitzel and Gilmore’s foray into New Mexico’s oil and gas industry belong to Solis Partners.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The special is Okada’s first foray into quiz hosting.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Netflix’s forays into live sports have already been successful with the NFL and WWE.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, skinny jeans are trending again, and this under-$20 pair is the perfect pick to foray into the hot spring silhouette.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
The most lucrative wells from Gray, Stitzel and Gilmore’s foray into New Mexico’s oil and gas industry belong to Solis Partners.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foray
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Administration officials and Republican lawmakers have argued the buildup is about maintaining leverage and flexibility rather than signaling an imminent incursion, with the White House emphasizing that planning for ground options does not mean a decision to deploy troops has been made.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Their voices have only gotten louder as talk of a ground incursion has picked up.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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Critics contend the industry plunders distressed companies, leading to downsizing and cost-cutting that hurts local communities, though other research has pushed back on that reputation.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Before being definitively plundered, the museum was home to the most comprehensive Nubian archaeological collection in the world.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 Mar. 2026
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The potential ground operation would reportedly fall short of a full-scale invasion but could involve raids by a mixture of Special Operations forces and conventional infantry troops, the officials were quoted as saying.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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In retaliation for a ground invasion, Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen could attack ships in the Red Sea, halting the flow of oil and cargo via a route that’s been used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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He was sacked a league-leading 55 times and threw the most interceptions (17) while the Raiders finished tied for the worst record (3-14).—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Some vocal Brighton supporters called for Hurzeler to be sacked after a 1-0 home defeat by rivals Crystal Palace on February 8.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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At least four similar apps were axed in the following days, including Eyes Up, a platform that archived videos of arrests, raids, and abuses by immigration agents.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Those MEUs typically have been used for missions like evacuations and amphibious operations that require ship-to-shore movements, such as raids and assaults.—
Annette Choi,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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That means each project begins with every nut, bolt, washer, and grommet being stripped off, labelled, photographed, bagged, and boxed.—
Simon de Burton,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2026
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McKinney says the move would give users more power to opt out and delete their data while stripping platforms of a key incentive to scoop up personal preferences in the first place.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2026
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In most academic histories of European imperialism written in this century, the Europeans are the barbarians, killing and raping and looting on an unprecedented scale.—
David A. Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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Dan Hicks, a professor of contemporary archaeology at the University of Oxford who studied the FoI responses, told the Guardian that these collections included items looted by British colonial officials and soldiers.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 Mar. 2026
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North Texas — whose roster was pillaged in the portal and saw its top players leave for Oklahoma State alongside former head coach Eric Morris — have signed 42 transfers.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Jan. 2026
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In a landscape of sequels and overly pillaged IP, the Stranger Things finale is finite and close-ended, the credits rolling once and for all.—
Yohana Desta,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Foray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foray. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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