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quarry

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noun

as in prey
an animal that is hunted or killed a hunter relentlessly tracking his quarry

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“Quarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarry. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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