rapines

plural of rapine

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abductions
Noun
  • The artists say that the number of such abductions since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2014 range from 20,000 to over a million.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The high-profile kidnapping is among several abductions that have continued to take place in Haiti, where armed gangs have carried out attacks against large swaths of the capital to control territory.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Rapines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapines. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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