depredation
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It is in the interest of the free world, including the U.S., that India become better able to defend itself against Chinese depredation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
An emerging bright spot for Latin America could be Argentina, whose stocks are excluded from most indexes after years of economic depredation.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Owners of pets or livestock that are threatened or killed by cougars can get a depredation permit to destroy the predator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2024
Kandula faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of depredation of government property.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024
But the great question in bee-culture is, How to prevent the depredation of the wax-moth?
From Soil Culture by J. H. Walden
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