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Noun
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After the incident, the robbers got into a silver sedan with at least one additional person inside who was driving, police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2026 -
After the employee fired, the would-be robbers ran out of the store, prosecutors said.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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These include restrictions on the Internet and social media and surveillance measures intended to root out spies and saboteurs.—
Mohammad Javad Zarif,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Dec. 2025
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Fortunately for all the people who want to keep their money and the integrity of their elections safe from cybercriminals and political saboteurs, there’s been a breakthrough.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Nov. 2025
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Show me exactly how to reorganize my day to focus on growth drivers first, which of my tasks are secretly time-wasters dressed as important work, and how to say no to everything else.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Tofinu took refuge in the lagoons along the Bight of Benin, a core area of the slave trade, venturing forth in canoes with harpoons, javelins, and swords to fight off raiders from powerful nearby kingdoms.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Set two-hundred years after atomic armageddon, residents of Vault-Tec’s network of luxury fallout habitats begin to explore the radioactive territory outside their shelters and discover a nightmarish world of militant factions, irradiated creatures, vicious raiders, and feral monsters.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The vandals came at night Tarring the asphalt with the coward’s color.—
Ken Burns,
The Atlantic,
28 Dec. 2025
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His paintings and installations sell for millions of dollars at auction and have drawn thieves and vandals.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Inside, you’ll be transported to the golden age of piracy and meet actors portraying famous pirates of the past, Wallsmith said.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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The effect brings to mind a fortress of serenity crafted by the pirates and explorers who landed here centuries ago and vowed never to leave.—
Gemma Price,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Despoilers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despoilers. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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