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Which were left to be plundered and destroyed?—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026 -
Kylian Mbappe will win the Pichichi top-scorer prize amid all the chaos at Real Madrid while Verdat Muriqi, nicknamed the pirate, has plundered 22 goals in a struggling Mallorca side.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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In one case, students stripped a building down to the studs, framing and converting it into student apartments.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Bush’s replacement, former Sheriff Scott Childers, was forced to resign and stripped of his law enforcement license in 2024 by former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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Armed gangs, now in control of most of the capital, have emptied out entire neighborhoods, shuttered schools and set looted and set fire to hospitals.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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The mob burned and looted Shepherd’s home while attacking surrounding homes and businesses.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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In the 21st century, oil extraction has become a serious threat to Ecuadoran Amazonia, with large swaths of forest, often located in Indigenous territories, despoiled by the release of wastewater from the wells.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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North Texas — whose roster was pillaged in the portal and saw its top players leave for Oklahoma State alongside former head coach Eric Morris — have signed 42 transfers.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Jan. 2026
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In a landscape of sequels and overly pillaged IP, the Stranger Things finale is finite and close-ended, the credits rolling once and for all.—
Yohana Desta,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2026
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The board opted against activating a clause in his contract where he could be sacked without compensation.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Opponents sacked Herbert 54 times last season, a career high.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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After the flood When floods ravaged the Asheville area, the neighborhood went three weeks without electricity and six weeks without running water.—
Jessica Blough,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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The April 8th strikes ravaged a range of sites across the country.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Beyond the physical destruction, the Great War, as it was then known, destroyed a world where many people believed in progress and gradual advance and replaced it with a cynical and desperate world, in which nations and ideologies were natural and necessary enemies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Trump has repeatedly said Iran would not receive any sanctions relief until its stockpile of fissile material is removed and destroyed.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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“Forayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forayed. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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