pillage

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In the UK the practice reportedly links back to the Viking pillage of Lindisfarne.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

That was Hirsh Jain’s intention, the filing said, citing an alleged text to Radha Jain in which he said: “I’m down to pillage the best devs at Palantir when they’re at their maximum richness.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

“We’re not going to sell to someone who is going to basically pillage the company,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024

In theory, pirates plunder and pillage outside the law, while corsairs were privateers regulated by authorities.

From National Geographic • Jan. 11, 2024

In days gone by, these men held Hypereia, a country of wide dancing grounds, but near them were overbearing Kyklopes, whose power could not be turned from pillage.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer