looting

Example Sentences

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“This looting is not only a national tragedy for Sudan, but also a loss for humanity,” said Unesco’s representative in Sudan, Ahmed Junaid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The anti-Assad forces were splintered, mutually mistrustful and prone to looting; the areas they controlled descended into anarchy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

But she also presided over an autocratic government that crushed dissent, and now faces court cases alleging the looting of national wealth.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

So Irma banded together with other recipients of farming plots to demand an end to the looting and assert the rights given to them by Chávez’s laws.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

Huaca del Sol, the Moche capital, contains the largest adobe structure in the Andes, still hauntingly evocative despite centuries of systematic looting.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann