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A person suffering the onset of cognitive decline might easily fall prey to fraud attempts that target them through their smartphones.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

“We’ve gone from zero to crisis in five years,” he said as he stalked his prey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

“The goal is not to kill the prey, but scare the prey so it doesn’t come back,” Coulson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The species is named for their large heads that support their powerful jaw muscles, needed for catching prey.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

To learn the habits of one’s prey was essential; every hunter knew this.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

The UK was once home to large tuna fisheries, but overfishing of both the tuna and the smaller fish it preys on meant that by the 1960s it had largely disappeared.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

It’s a clever and nasty bit of social engineering — a bait and switch that preys on people’s curiosity and the simple pleasure of feeling included.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

"The ants it preys on have adhesive pads on their feet, so the contraction of the bundle of tension lines has to overcome a force of many times the ant's body weight to lift it."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

The post describes Cooper as an ambulance chaser who preys on people who have just gone through a horrific accident so she can get the exclusive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026

After all these years, Richard Parker still preys on his mind.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Living in the eastern United States between 83 million and 76 million years ago, Deinosuchus schwimmeri was a school-bus-sized relative of modern alligators that preyed on dinosaurs.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026

He has long maintained that his company, which started in 2011 and offered mortgages for as little as a 1% down payment, has not preyed on its customers.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2026

Lawmakers said Calvin’s testimony helped them understand the true breadth of the problem and how in those early months, vulnerable residents were preyed upon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

The case against her was threadbare, a product of postwar rancor, false testimony and manipulative journalists who had preyed on her naivete.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

Yet, taking Maggie’s confession as fact, it’s obvious that the Fox sisters preyed on vulnerable people.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

They also provide natural pest control, preying on insects such as caterpillars and aphids that can damage trees, helping to regulate insect populations and support the long-term health of the woodland.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

More than half a century before the #MeToo movement shook the global entertainment industry, Monroe denounced the Hollywood "wolves" preying on female talent.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

"Kank coexisted with larger carnivores such as Maip macrothorax, a formidable megaraptorid dinosaur more than 10 metres long, which may have been capable of preying upon it," Dr. Motta adds.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

“There’s so much advice out there that isn’t wise. There’s so much out there preying on them: buy-now-pay-later, prediction markets, cryptocurrency. It’s all looming.”

From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026

I haven’t seen Jackson all week, and his disappearance has been preying on my mind in a way I don’t like.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland