depredation

Example Sentences

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There’s an inescapable implication of depredation and sin.

From Los Angeles Times

Often, the journal simply ignored the Nazis’ medical depredations, such as the horrific experiments conducted on twins at Auschwitz, which were based largely on Adolf Hitler’s spurious “racial science.”

From New York Times

Newspapers have suffered many depredations over the years, from the internet to cost-cutting shareholders to skepticism and disinterest in the written word.

From Los Angeles Times

But, until now, there's been no hard data on just what the depredation rate might be, which makes it difficult to make informed conservation decisions, for either the tarpon or the hammerheads.

From Science Daily

The Texas dispute shows how former President Trump’s depredations have outlasted his rule.

From Los Angeles Times