looting

Example Sentences

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Looting of the country's antiquities intensified following the US-led invasion 20 years ago.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2023

He counseled Weng to send the piece to Charles Henry Sawyer, the head of the Art Looting Investigation Unit in Washington, one of the “Monuments Men.”

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2022

“They are perpetuating a situation where peace does not manifest and the region does not stabilize. Looting Afghanistan’s past is looting Afghanistan’s future.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2021

“Rioting is not protesting. Looting is not protesting. And those who do it should be prosecuted.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2020

Looting young worlds of the precious radium ores!

From Raiders of the Universes by Wandrei, Donald A.