predatory
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“I was just asking people to reckon the fact that this person has a reputation of being predatory and we’re looking at making him the governor of the fourth-largest economy in the world,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
But eye-watering secondary market prices are an example of how desirable concerts have become a hot commodity for predatory resellers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
In the past, market discipline hasn’t always been enough to prevent private student lenders from partnering with schools with poor outcomes to offer arguably predatory loans often to low-income students.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Nine weeks later she scored the equaliser for England in the European Championship final against Spain with a predatory header from seven yards.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
The predatory insects of field and forests play the same role as the wolves and coyotes of the Kaibab.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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