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plunders 1 of 2

noun

plural of plunder

as in loots

valuables stolen or taken by force the thieves were promptly arrested when they tried to sell their plunder

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verb

present tense third-person singular of plunder

as in pillages

to search through with the intent of committing robbery the escaped convict plundered the house in search of valuables

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Critics contend the industry plunders distressed companies, leading to downsizing and cost-cutting that hurts local communities, though other research has pushed back on that reputation. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026 By delegitimizing the Islamic Republic as an occupying force—one that plunders national wealth to subsidize regional proxies—the opposition has effectively subverted the regime’s nationalist rhetoric. — Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026 Lowell plunders an emerald out of a wrecked ship, starts a fistfight with a local ruler, nearly dies when a boa constrictor wraps itself around her neck, and is wounded by an alligator. — Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026

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Back then, bond investors were enjoying the spoils of a multi-decade bull market.

— Greg Ritchie, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Along the way there were Nazis, spoils of war, and more than one accidental encounter.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Aug. 2026

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The trio ransacks the house — and, honestly, appears to be having the time of their life — as the video goes on.

— Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026
The culminating episode, as the mob smashes and ransacks a hospital and terrorizes its patients, ultimately reveals a frail elderly man, standing naked and alone in an empty bathtub as the assailants approach.

— John Penner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026

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Mountain Vista goes for it on fourth down but the Seminole defense sacks Marquise Reese to force a turnover on downs.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Manning, back for what is probably his final season, is on the short list of best returning quarterbacks in the country and edge rusher Colin Simmons won the SEC sacks title with 12.

— Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026

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In the character's final scene, as the DEA raids her rural compound, Laurie ties a rope around her neck and jumps from the roof of her home.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
In the meantime, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) finally raids Laurie's property, thanks to the intel Rue had been giving them.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 June 2026

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