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

Looting has become a problem, said Andriy Kondratyuk, a volunteer from a nearby city who visits to repair the church.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023

"Looting in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine continues," she wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

From Reuters • May 28, 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

A story of one such incident was thus told by one of the "Alabama's" crew:— Looting a Prize.

From The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 by Jackson, W. C.