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as in invaded
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 attacked
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 raided
And in what many consider the final blow to her mayoral career, Thao’s home was raided by FBI agents in July.
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Police raided the boat in 1948 and seized cash machines, Funk Gotlib told me.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
Combs’ homes were raided in March, and in May, CNN obtained harrowing hotel surveillance video showing Combs throwing, kicking, stomping and dragging Ventura in the hallway of the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles in 2016.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
The San Ramon Road apartment building was raided by police in a separate investigation in 2016, involving a unit that had been converted into a brothel there.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Among their targets was the Warren County Sheriff's Office, which according to court documents raided several of the businesses, at least one warehouse and both men's homes.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2024
Things hit a new level when Homeland Security raided his Los Angeles and Miami homes in March as part of a federal investigation.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2024
In March, federal agents raided Combs’ homes in Beverly Hills and Miami.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
Evidence of the charges was sought on March 25, when the Department of Homeland Security raided the rapper’s homes in Miami, New York and Los Angeles.
—William Earl, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Police raided the boat in 1948 and seized cash machines, Funk Gotlib told me.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
Combs’ homes were raided in March, and in May, CNN obtained harrowing hotel surveillance video showing Combs throwing, kicking, stomping and dragging Ventura in the hallway of the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles in 2016.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
The San Ramon Road apartment building was raided by police in a separate investigation in 2016, involving a unit that had been converted into a brothel there.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Among their targets was the Warren County Sheriff's Office, which according to court documents raided several of the businesses, at least one warehouse and both men's homes.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2024
Things hit a new level when Homeland Security raided his Los Angeles and Miami homes in March as part of a federal investigation.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2024
In March, federal agents raided Combs’ homes in Beverly Hills and Miami.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
Evidence of the charges was sought on March 25, when the Department of Homeland Security raided the rapper’s homes in Miami, New York and Los Angeles.
—William Earl, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
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Annabelle follows a couple whose vintage porcelain doll becomes a conduit for a demonic spirit shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists, resulting in a prequel story that strongly invokes elements of Roman Polanski’s 1968 horror classic Rosemary's Baby.Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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British forces invaded Buenos Aires in 1806 and 1807, but the locals defeated them.Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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While on the ground, Evans is shot twice more with bean bag rounds and attacked twice by a police dog as Evans screams.Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Roving gangs on scooters attacked and beat Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, overnight in an outburst of what authorities called antisemitic violence.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Footage circulating on social media showed supporters of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team being chased down and assaulted on Thursday night, with one video geolocated by NBC News to near Amsterdam's central station that showed fighting on the streets between the Israelis and their attackers.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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One of the women claims she was assaulted at just 13 years old while attending an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in September 2000 by a 30-year-old Combs and an unnamed male celebrity while an unnamed female celebrity watched.Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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According to Heriot-Watt University researchers, the images confirm that an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago, creating this crater.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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In another high-profile dispute, the union representing film and television actors in November struck a new labor contract with Hollywood studios that raised performers' pay while putting guardrails on the use of artificial intelligence.Alain Sherter, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Raided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raided. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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