predatory
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The incident triggered the three-page letter signed by Senator Richard Blumenthal, Congressman Paul Tonko and Congresswoman Valerie Foushee that demands an end to the policies that enabled “this type of predatory promotion.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The community contained an unusual dominant organism, a very small predatory bacterium.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
While it is a legally registered business, some consumers widely allege that it is a scam or, at the very least, a predatory service.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
At 6ft 4in, Madjo has already been compared to Belgium's Romelu Lukaku and his leveller to make it 2-2 after 56 minutes was simple enough but showed a predatory instinct.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Even before remains were found, the Big Hill Trading Company undertaker had arrived with his hearse; a rival undertaker showed up as well, the two hovering like predatory birds.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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