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banditry

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as in piracy

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Recent Examples of banditry Historical context and origins Before the rise of the Mongol empire, trade across Eurasia along the Silk Road network was frequently disrupted by warfare, political fragmentation, heavy taxation, and banditry. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026 Robin quickly and viscerally dispatches his foe, before going up against a larger swath of enemies who are targeting his former partner-in-banditry Little John (played by Bill Skarsgård). — David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 In the northwest, criminal banditry has taken root in areas where state presence is thin. — Yusuf Tuggar, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026 In parts of the country, violent attacks, kidnappings and banditry shadow daily life. — Vanessa Offiong, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025 In Nigeria, for example, states like Borno, Zamfara, and parts of Kaduna and Katsina have experienced ongoing insecurity due to armed insurgent groups and banditry, which can restrict or delay vaccination campaigns. — Dr. Tunji Funsho, Time, 24 Oct. 2025 Instead, our travels would take us to the untouristed southern region of Dumfries and Galloway, once part of the lawless borderlands plagued by banditry and bloody feuds. — Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Sep. 2023

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The International Maritime Bureau recorded 38 piracy and armed robbery incidents worldwide during the first half of 2026, including five hijackings.

— Omar Faruk, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Anytime a piece of media explodes in popularity, piracy follows quickly.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of piracy

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Other deportees had convictions or arrests involving violent assault, domestic violence, drugs, burglary and theft, weapons offense alien smuggling and other crimes.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted an Nvidia manager, along with eight others, for violating export controls and smuggling cutting-edge AI chips to China.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

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Cabinet members reserve almost a fifth of the government’s vaccine stockpile for themselves, and the public reacts with mass looting and violent civil unrest.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Efforts to prevent looting had been made even before the formation of the MFAA.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

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If his decades-long track record is any indication, Sanders would be inclined to make excuses for our adversaries and look on the bright side of their repression and rapine.

— Rich Lowry, National Review, 25 Feb. 2020
There is no question about the general philosophy that underlay this great act of public pillage and economic rapine.

— Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 13 Mar. 2013

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