piracy

Example Sentences

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Lower courts upheld a jury’s verdict against Cox’s internet service for contributing to music piracy, which the company did little to stop.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

It was the 11th consecutive year of growth, after streaming subscriptions rescued the industry from a period of piracy and financial decline.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Since the 1800s, shipping insurers have pooled together in mutual insurance clubs that sell separate coverage for losses to ships and cargo caused by war, terrorism, and piracy.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

They have also become a source of something unexpected: digital piracy.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

“You’d better not be lying to me, boy. I don’t fancy a life of piracy, so you’d better damn well be right.”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi