predatory
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The UK's regulator for fertility warned women were at risk of "exploitation by predatory donors".
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
According to reports of his filing by InsuranceNewsNet and others, he claimed predatory marketing techniques because he thought he was buying a retirement savings investment, but the results didn’t live up to what was promised.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Using advanced neutron imaging technology, scientists examined the skull and braincase of Koharalepis jarviki, a large predatory fish that lived during the Devonian Period, often called the "Age of Fishes."
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Would Mr. Kumar cite this as an example of a nonproselytizing faith protecting itself from “predatory proselytization”? Indeed, what is predatory proselytization?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
He looks pointedly at a knot of silk-clad, bejeweled Illustrian girls lurking near the edges of the tent, some of whom are watching me in a disturbingly predatory way.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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