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Recent Examples of predation
In trials so far, Williams says, the device cuts salmon predation by up to 80 percent.
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Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
The Conservancy loses approximately 10% of their 40 or so scout snakes each season, some to alligator predation, or sometimes the team will find the radio tracker with no snake.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
Giannini said the lobsters that remain in the Sound fall victim to predation from several types of finfish like black sea and striped bass, which are both considered abundant.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
The aftermath of the shark predation incident was captured by the Nantucket Current — on the west end of Nantucket, at Smith’s Point in Madaket.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 12 May 2025
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Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
The Conservancy loses approximately 10% of their 40 or so scout snakes each season, some to alligator predation, or sometimes the team will find the radio tracker with no snake.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
Giannini said the lobsters that remain in the Sound fall victim to predation from several types of finfish like black sea and striped bass, which are both considered abundant.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
The aftermath of the shark predation incident was captured by the Nantucket Current — on the west end of Nantucket, at Smith’s Point in Madaket.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predation
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Last Friday, Damien Marshall and other King & Spalding attorneys on behalf of MSG filed a memorandum of law in opposition to Oakley’s motion for what are known as spoliation sanctions, meaning a punishment for failure to preserve relevant evidence.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 May 2025
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Chain of Custody Issues: The longer the delay between an incident and preserving mobile evidence, the more opportunities exist for spoliation claims about data modification or tampering.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Otherwise, illicit actors will continue to profit from their pillage.—
Justyna Gudzowska,
Foreign Affairs,
2 June 2025
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These are curated from the titles that were most frequently picked up in the Criterion Closet, that magical room full of the company’s releases that visiting filmmakers and luminaries are invited to peruse and pillage.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
15 Nov. 2024
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At the Jeu de Paume museum, Valland took many risks to safeguard its treasures and record the massive plunder of artwork across France.—
Pat Tompkins,
AFAR Media,
18 June 2025
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Trouble is, the elder Broadway managed to cheat St. Christopher out of his share of the plunder.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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“Predation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predation. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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