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vultures

noun

plural of vulture

as in predators

a person who habitually preys upon others noted that the paparazzi are vultures who could not exist without the connivance of the tabloid-buying public

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Recent Examples of vultures There are always vultures circling, and always cowards caving. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 The restaurant was loud, with photographers circling the art patrons like vultures. — Eileen Kelly, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 Families can learn about slugs, spiders, vultures and more during Creepy Critters Month at the Knoch Knolls Nature Center, 320 Knoch Knolls Road, a park district news release said. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 In March a whale corpse was found floating in San Francisco Bay, seagulls perched on top like vultures at carrion. — Ainslie Cruickshank, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026 What use is there just waiting for the vultures to circle overhead? — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026 Indeed, the team most vulnerable to the vultures now were once the ones doing most of the preying. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Pestonit pointed to the sky, where vultures circled on the thermals. — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 The effect is something like a gang of glass-eyed vultures staring down at a piece of carrion. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

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Noun

Losing these predators could harm the entire park’s ecosystem.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
These beneficial predators spend the winter under leaves, emerging in spring to feed on common garden pests such as aphids, slugs and mites.

— Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Unlike ghosts, vampires have physical form and can interact directly with humans; like ghosts, vampires live forever, allowing for a humorous juxtaposition of characters from many points in time in one unhappy household.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
The creators say their gentler take on vampires centers on relationships and family, setting it apart from vampire comedies.

— Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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