predation
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"With this kind of predation, the status quo... just isn't possible," added Environment Minister Mathieu Lefevre, whose office said the change would be made official "in the coming weeks" in an executive order.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
"By allowing such a right or duty to persist, we are collectively giving our approval to a system of domination and predation by husband on wife," said the bill's sponsor, Green MP Marie-Charlotte Garin.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
Luckily, while adolescent boys are those most vulnerable to predation from hateful trolls, they’re also the most open to correction.
From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025
We also learn that many sharks form social groups: Sharks of similar size band together as juveniles to avoid predation, and females will often stay in sex-segregated groups.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
There is nothing resembling predation, and no pretense of an adversary stance on either side.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing predation
The ACT Science Test: Biology Review 1
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