as in preying (on or upon)
to seize and eat (something) as prey
the flycatcher is a bird that—as its name suggests—feeds on winged insects in midair
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The Cranford Police Department referred inquiries about the case to the Union County Prosecutor's Office, which declined to comment about the families' statement or about whether the suspect had been stalking one of the victims, citing the ongoing investigation.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
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In April, Bivins pleaded guilty to the murder-for-hire conspiracy, stalking and brandishing a firearm as part of attempts to kill Tatiana Pino, including an incident where another man in his crew pointed a gun at the wife and then at her adult daughter in the driveway of their Pinecrest home.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Entrepreneurs are first pulled toward their passion in all sorts of ways—whether that be through an overbearing parent, chasing a childhood dream career, or realization that a hobby can bring in millions.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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The rest of the industry wants to emulate this success, but as many editors know, chasing a trend can be a futile endeavor.—
Rebecca Ackermann,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2025
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As if the local deer population had enough to worry about as the bow hunting season begins, now a disease is spreading between them.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Guests can stay in the original 15th-century stone castle, where local designers Eva-Maria Bauer and Gerhard Stahl incorporated pine parquet floors and dark green Austrian loden wool accents as an homage to the property’s hunting lodge past.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Feeding (on, upon, or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeding%20%28on%2C%20upon%2C%20or%20off%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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