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
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2025
Noboa heir to a fortune built on bananas Noboa’s first foray into politics was his stint as a lawmaker.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Noor Lobad, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
But even with its attractive pricing, BYD’s foray into the South Korean market faces headwinds ranging from a public fear about EV safety to tighter rules for cars with certain batteries and slowing sales.
—Heejin Kim, Fortune Asia, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The song, which appeared on Malone’s F-1 Trillion album, his first full-album foray into country music, went on to be nominated for Best Country Song and Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the Grammy Awards.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2025
Noboa heir to a fortune built on bananas Noboa’s first foray into politics was his stint as a lawmaker.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
But the expansion signifies more than a category foray for Alchimie Forever.
—Noor Lobad, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
But even with its attractive pricing, BYD’s foray into the South Korean market faces headwinds ranging from a public fear about EV safety to tighter rules for cars with certain batteries and slowing sales.
—Heejin Kim, Fortune Asia, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foray
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Russia’s Defense Ministry, however, said its forces pushed Ukrainian troops from one of their last remaining footholds in Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops staged a surprise incursion last year.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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What To Know The former governor of Russia's Kursk region served from May to December 2024 — a turbulent period marked by a major cross-border incursion by Ukrainian forces, which has since been largely repelled.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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There is something perverse about a civilization that plunders its archives to build statues.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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For decades, the terrorist group has plundered Gaza and sacrificed its people in pursuit of an unending messianic war to eliminate the Jewish state.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
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What is there in this deal that can realistically stop a third Russian invasion?—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Beijing knows a full-scale invasion would risk direct war with the U.S., a destructive gamble for China’s already wobbly economy at a time when Trump has added 145% tariffs to its burdens.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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The city was sacked again — this time by the Turks — and incorporated into the Ottoman Empire.—
Danuta Hamlin,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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At the crossroads of Roman roads in ancient Gaul, Cassel was sacked by the Vikings in the late 9th century, and later became a 17th-century war prize fought over by France and Spain.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
AFAR Media,
7 Apr. 2025
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Pakistan responded by aerial raids, downed an Indian military aircraft and captured an Indian pilot, who was later released.—
Time,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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One of the day laborers, who avoided being detained, spoke to ABC7 News about the traumatic effect of the raid.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Yet what Caravaggio was really doing circa 1600, with this anti-academic technique, was something perhaps not so out of line with Francis’ approach: stripping the holy narrative of its adornments, to devote himself to the here and now.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The changes leave many feeling vulnerable, as the Trump administration is stripping other services, including access to lawyers, for migrant children amid a broader immigration crackdown.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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In November 2024, the Associated Press reported that prices in Gaza skyrocketed after nearly 100 trucks of food and humanitarian aid were looted by armed men.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Archaeologists noted that many of the tombs had been looted centuries or possibly thousands of years earlier, but a few items survived.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2025
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Uh uh, method dressing is forever, at least for Timothée Chalamet—until the next role-of-a-lifetime comes along, or the parcels of Bob Dylan ephemera pillaged from the online auction houses stop coming through the young actor’s door that is.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2025
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For centuries, the East India Company, a commercial and military organization, pillaged the riches of India to fund the British Empire and the company’s own expansion.—
Michael Knights,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Mar. 2025
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