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Noun
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In that way, Broken Voices is about the circumstances that allow abuse to happen; Vitek is like a vampire, a cold and distant creature capable of great charm, and Karolina, in all her disarming naivety, is easy prey.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
10 July 2025 -
After all, snowmobiles can’t smell seals or polar bears, nor travel quietly enough to avoid scaring off potential prey.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Some scientists have even proposed that free radicals can lead to aging in humans and other creatures, though that idea is disputed.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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Another research team at MIT used the gills of these creatures, which filter for plankton, to improve commercial water filtration systems.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Quarries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarries. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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