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as in invasion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
repeated Viking raids wore down the defenses of the seaside village
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as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
an early morning raid by Federal agents took the smugglers in their hideout by surprise
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as in to invade
to enter for conquest or plunder
a fox has been raiding the chicken coop, and now we're down to eight hens
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as in to attack
to take sudden, violent action against
the enemy tribe raided the village just before dawn, taking everyone by surprise
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Recent Examples of raid
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
The betting website had out-polled the polls to predict Donald Trump would win the presidential election, prompting Coplan, 26, and other crypto bros to decry the raid as politically motivated.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
French and Dutch authorities raided streaming giant Netflix’s offices in Paris and Amsterdam Tuesday as part of a tax fraud probe, a judicial source told AFP.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
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The office also said Homeland Security officials who participated in the raids on Combs’ L.A. and Miami homes in March, did not have the video to leak either.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
The betting website had out-polled the polls to predict Donald Trump would win the presidential election, prompting Coplan, 26, and other crypto bros to decry the raid as politically motivated.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Federal law enforcement agents on Wednesday raided the New York City apartment of Shayne Coplan, the founder and CEO of Polymarket, the company confirmed to Reuters.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
French and Dutch authorities raided streaming giant Netflix’s offices in Paris and Amsterdam Tuesday as part of a tax fraud probe, a judicial source told AFP.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
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The claim accuses authorities of violating the couple's rights by taking the animals, invasion of privacy and trespass, among other claims.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Additionally, more than 10,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to the front lines in Kursk, after Pyongyang agreed to back the Russian invasion.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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For the most part, Israel’s response to Hamas’s devastating October 7 attack was confined to the Gaza Strip.Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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Episodes often feature logistically complex armed attacks, guided from afar by the top brass, played by the likes of Kidman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Kelly, Jennifer Ehle, and Bruce McGill.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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In 1982, Israel invaded with the goal of rooting out the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian armed factions, which had been firing rockets and launching military raids from south Lebanon into northern Israel.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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The situation escalated in 1978 and 1982 when Israel invaded Lebanon to counter attacks from Palestinian armed groups, occupying parts of the country until 2000.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Authorities say there was evidence of violence in the home, a possible indication that the mother had a miscarriage after being assaulted.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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The criminal complaints for assaulting, disobeying and grave coercion against police authorities were filed against the vice president and her security staff and other aides before state prosecutors, a police statement said.Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Israel followed up the pager detonations with the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an air strike and launching incursions in south Lebanon.Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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The deployment of North Korean troops in Russia comes after Ukraine's Kursk incursion caught the Kremlin off guard.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Russia has launched a number of deadly strikes on Ukraine this week, including an hourslong nationwide assault Sunday that killed at least nine people.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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The strikes were accompanied by low-altitude flights of hostile drones over the area, NNA said.Abeer Salman, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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As Horowitz has argued, Ives is really an American counterpart to Mahler, who stormed toward the future while mourning the past.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The measures come nearly four years after former President Donald Trump's refusal to accept the 2020 election results led a mob of his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol in a violent bid to stop the certification of President Joe Biden's victory.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, however, continues where at least 44,330 people have been killed and 104,933 wounded, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024
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Hezbollah opened the southern front with Israel to support its ally Hamas and to ease the pressure off Gaza, initially vowing that its rockets wouldn’t stop firing until Israel’s offensive in Gaza ceased.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raid. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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