plundered

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Kim Jong Un’s cyber army has plundered billions of dollars from the crypto industry in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Kane plundered six goals in just five games against Norwich, including a pair of braces in 2015-16.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

He ran up debts, plundered her money and spun a story about a blackmailer from prison coming for them.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

The case also ensnared global banking firm Goldman Sachs, which helped raise $6.5 billion for the now-defunct fund that prosecutors say was plundered of $4.5 billion between 2009 and 2015.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

By mid-May he had reached the head of the East Rongbuk Glacier at 21,000 feet, where he plundered a supply of food and equipment cached by Eric Shipton’s unsuccessful 1933 expedition.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer