vulture

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

As Scott Weidensaul tells us, poisoning has led to seven of Africa’s 10 vulture species being listed as endangered or critically endangered, with populations down as much as 97%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

I finally looked up the species: It was a gallinazo, also known as a black vulture, and as much as we might ignore them, they’d been circling the whole time.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

He places the stones on Tom’s lap, Ms. Kessler tells us, “and walks slowly around the room, waving a vulture feather in the air.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

They watched a vulture turn lazy circles in the distance, floating on updrafts, gliding.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

And so people associated with Turning Point USA and the Daily Wire continue to decry Owens and other prominent conspiracy-theory content creators as vultures.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026

He and his team are already preparing breeding programmes for the critically endangered African white-backed vultures and endangered African grey crowned cranes.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

African white-backed vultures are among the species Kynren is hoping to help...

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

The vultures have their supporters in town, though most residents oppose feeding them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

The birds perched in the trees were not vultures but gentle cooing doves, with a few comically roosting chickens mixed among them.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood