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raider

[rey-der] / ˈreɪ dər /


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By studying clonal raider ants, researchers found that evolution may not have created entirely new brain systems to produce parental behavior.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Chadwick had learned the activism ropes at Relational Investors, where he worked with longtime rabble-rousers Ralph Whitworth and David Batchelder, who themselves had worked with the corporate raider T. Boone Pickens.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 3, 2026

In May journalist Vincenzo Credendino told BBC Sport: "In the system of Conte he's not a builder, he's a raider - the best option while you have a number nine like Romelu Lukaku."

From BBC Aug. 7, 2025

Points are earned by tagging opponents, or by stopping the raider.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2023

A Bedouin raider appeared in front of me.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Iran, however, could play a cat-and-mouse game with raiders, withdrawing and then returning when the Marines have left.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2026

When corporate raiders took notice of how much revenue medicine generated, it took them a New York minute to invade the marketplace.

From MarketWatch Jan. 26, 2026

Turkish and Turkmen raiders had swept down out of the mountains a couple of years before.

From Slate Dec. 15, 2024

About 3,000 users on 30 to 40 servers were affected, and the raiders unsuccessfully attempted to hit 70 more servers, according to Kim.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 17, 2024

“I expect they did,” said Jon Connington, “but what messages would they have carried? At best, some garbled account of raiders from the sea.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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