hunted
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It hunted in the water, using teeth with backward-curving cusps to grip slippery prey.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
I recently watched with smug satisfaction as OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra model hunted through spreadsheets to reconcile an uncooperative credit card statement and then navigated QuickBooks to make sure it was reflected in the right places.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
For tens of thousands of years, Aboriginal Australians have hunted these majestic animals for food.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
He was a sad figure adrift, a relic virtually alone until he was hunted down by the CIA and French intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
She knew he agreed there was a distinction between no more monsters and no free monsters, but she didn’t know if he would believe there was a loose monster that needed to be hunted down.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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