vulture

They also targeted so-called vulture funds -- investment firms that buy properties at low prices in pursuit of higher returns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

In a 2024 exposé on Bowlero’s rise, Amos Barshad introduced a now-familiar category of villain — the private-equity vulture — as more than the average mercenary buying up distressed properties and selling off their parts.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

An artist now displays a small vulture sculpture she calls “Hillsborough Hooligan” in a downtown gallery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

Some residents of Banham Zoo, near Attleborough, including penguins, a vulture, a cheetah, a tiger and a sloth, were scanned using the equipment, which produces detailed images of bones, organs and soft tissue.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

"Man's hope can paint a purple picture, can transform a soaring vulture into a noble eagle or a moaning dove. Oh, yes! But I knew," he shouted, startling me.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

But three centuries after it was nearly destroyed by a flood of biblical proportions, vultures now roost in its ruined steeples.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Plus: America’s rare-earth vultures, why oil prices are hard to read, and an EV road trip through the Deep South.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

About a dozen vultures were feeding on the remains of a pregnant female elephant, who had died near full term, and her unborn calf.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Some cranes, pelicans, and vultures weighing between 8kg and 21.5kg have hatchlings ranging from 110g to around 357g, corresponding to neonate-adult body mass ratios of about 1.3% to 4.5%.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

Above, vultures circled, preparing to descend on the body as well.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah