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raider

[rey-der] / ˈreɪ dər /


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Chadwick had learned the activism ropes at Relational Investors, where he worked with longtime rabble-rousers Ralph Whitworth and David Batchelder, who themselves had worked with the corporate raider T. Boone Pickens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

In May journalist Vincenzo Credendino told BBC Sport: "In the system of Conte he's not a builder, he's a raider - the best option while you have a number nine like Romelu Lukaku."

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

Someone said it had been built by the billionaire corporate raider Sir James Goldsmith in 1989.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2023

Points are earned by tagging opponents, or by stopping the raider.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

Lender the opening fingers of the dawn; Alkinoos, the sacred prince, arose, and then arose Odysseus, raider of cities.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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