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rapacious

[ruh-pey-shuhs] / rəˈpeɪ ʃəs /


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"The Moment" satirises the consequences of her hit 2024 album "brat", as rapacious record company executives and a film director played by Alexander Skarsgard seek to jump on the juggernaut.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

He’s similar to Adam Sandler’s rapacious jeweler in “Uncut Gems,” except that scoundrel contained his damage to the Diamond District and people as shady as him.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Nowadays, they qualify as escapism confirming our assumptions about ridiculous, rapacious people, which is terribly fun.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

Mr. Abraham forges a solid path between an initial tender-if-cocky attitude and increasing anxiety and frustration at Jackie’s rapacious spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Considering now, in contrast, the characteristics of Commodus, Severus, Antoninus Caracalla, and Maximinus, you will find them extremely cruel and extremely rapacious.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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