predatory
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By examining the preserved blood vessels, researchers can gain insight into healing processes and survival strategies in large predatory dinosaurs.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026
Offering loans when others wouldn’t is the most common argument predatory lenders make to justify their practices, said Nathalie Martin, a University of New Mexico law professor who has studied high-cost loans.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
His proposed addition to Marcel Breuer’s original Whitney Museum would have hovered above it with predatory menace, like an 11-story concrete praying mantis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Some people will argue that it’s unfair he will likely get wiped away from the public sphere while other predatory men from the past and present largely maintain their riches and reputations.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
“Human beings are predatory by nature,” he began.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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