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predator

[pred-uh-ter, -tawr] / ˈprɛd ə tər, -ˌtɔr /
NOUN
hunter, killer
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More than a dozen similar fossils stored in museums were eventually linked to the newly identified predator.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Relentless predator control—through poisoning, trapping and shooting, and high mesh fences that can hold back everything from a baby mouse to a pig—are the only hope for continued nesting of native seabirds on the islands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The film has no sympathy for Joe Jackson, whom Domingo plays as both a predator and aggravatingly savvy: half-spider, half-Mommie Dearest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Long described as a "dinosaur-killer," this enormous predator was likely at the very top of the food chain in its time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

And she was the predator now, not Heleen in her peacock feathers, not any man who walked these streets.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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