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predaceous (or predacious), rapacious, raptorial
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Back in 2007, Warren argued for the creation of a federal agency that would protect consumers from predatory financial practices. — Abby Vesoulis, Time, "Elizabeth Warren Just Joined a Longtime Republican Cause," 4 June 2019 In 2000, it was determined that the company violated antitrust laws and exhibited predatory behavior, specifically towards to Netscape. — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, "Later, Navigator: How Netscape Won and Then Lost the World Wide Web," 4 Apr. 2019 That’s the same cap Congress imposed on such loans made to servicemembers or their families with the stated purpose of protecting them from predatory lending. — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, "Pink-slip car loans: Quick cash, high price tag," 21 June 2018 Facebook claimed that Cambridge Analytica misused its information, but the fact that the firm accessed and distributed Facebook data in such a manipulative and predatory way has contributed to the deep erosion of public trust in Facebook. — Chavie Lieber, Vox, "Cambridge Analytica used fashion preferences to target people on Facebook," 29 Nov. 2018 Yeah, there were a lot of scenes in that film ... ... Or predatory or silly, but always dead in the end, and tragic. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Full Q&A: ‘Dear America’ author Jose Antonio Vargas on Recode Decode," 24 Nov. 2018 For one, these predatory fish are extremely high in mercury, which poses threats to humans. — Rachel Clark, Good Housekeeping, "12 Fish You Should Never Eat—And What To Eat Instead," 12 July 2017 Chuck’s predatory behavior only gets worse as the episode continues, with his assault of Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen). — Veronica Walsingham, Teen Vogue, "Brett Kavanaugh, Chuck Bass, and How "Gossip Girl" Portrayed Sexual Violence Within the World of Prep School Privilege," 5 Oct. 2018 Such neighborhoods are also often underserved by transit, which means residents are subject to the crushing economic burden of car dependence, particularly predatory auto lending. — Eben Weiss, Outside Online, "No, Cycling Isn't Elitist," 5 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'predatory.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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