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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as in to plunder
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Recent Examples of foray
Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
The second included better chances against, but the third was another standout kill as both Benoit and Marner had forays up ice, with the latter coming close to scoring a go-ahead goal.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
In the 1990s, Hardy forayed into astrology literature, while continuing to expand the borders of her adult-contemporary pop with albums like Le Danger and songs with Blur and Iggy Pop.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 June 2024
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Noun
As a result, Sony’s first foray into the automotive sector is designed to compete with some of the top players in the luxury EV space.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
The second included better chances against, but the third was another standout kill as both Benoit and Marner had forays up ice, with the latter coming close to scoring a go-ahead goal.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
In addition to a prolific rap career, Chino also forayed into acting in the early 2000s, appearing in the 2003 rom-com Alex & Emma, The Young and the Restless, Reno 911! and CSI: Miami.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
In the 1990s, Hardy forayed into astrology literature, while continuing to expand the borders of her adult-contemporary pop with albums like Le Danger and songs with Blur and Iggy Pop.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 June 2024
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The area has been under intense siege by Israel's military since Oct. 7, 2023 — the day Hamas conducted an armed incursion into southern Israel.Neda Ulaby, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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Russia has been fighting a Ukrainian incursion in Kursk since August.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Fishing fleets hailing mostly from East Asia and Europe are plundering the southwest Indian Ocean, which spans from Kenya to the South African coast and includes Madagascar's waters.Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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All three were plundered by thieves in ancient and medieval times, so many of the items originally left are no longer there.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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The city is known worldwide as the site of a Russian massacre early in the 2022 invasion.Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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The researchers had been galvanized by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in February, 2022.Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ewers was sacked and stripped by former five-star recruit and his Ohio State former roommate.Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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He was sacked repeatedly with a young offensive line.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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In an email exchange from February 2011, a soldier told a senior officer of a raid in which a lone Afghan fighter, ordered to go back inside a building, returned with a weapon, even though he was heavily outnumbered.Mark Landler, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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While the officers denied it, Knight and his brother told the court that police had beaten Knight during the raid, leaving him bleeding from the side of his mouth.Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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In Asimov’s trilogy, the Mule is eventually brought under control, stripped of his powers, and sent back to his own minor planet with the galactic order restored.Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The day after that, Richards stepped down as host; by the end of the month, he was stripped of his executive-producer title.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman warned residents of looters and vowed to punish them Wednesday amid reports of looting in the county as firefighters struggle to contain multiple wildfires raging in Southern California, including the massive Pacific Palisades fire.Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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At least 20 people have been arrested on suspicion of looting during the wildfires raging in Los Angeles County, according to officials.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Her crew pillages the ship for any remaining resources, but their only reward for their betrayal of principles is some lamp oil and six bottles of brandy.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
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Then, around 614-612 B.C., invaders from Babylonia (modern-day southern and central Iraq) and Media (modern-day western Iran) pillaged and burned the temple as the Assyrian Empire collapsed at the hands of its enemies.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Foray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foray. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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