freebooting

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And throughout the decades before the Civil War, there were numerous “filibusters”: expeditions by private, freebooting U.S. citizens to take over portions of Central America, Mexico, Cuba and even Canada.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

Moreover, Facebook has long been home to reappropriated content, from the freebooting scandal during 2017’s pivot to video to the more recent phenomenon of Instagram’s Reels being flooded with videos bearing TikTok watermarks.

From The Verge • Aug. 27, 2021

In response, Facebook introduced technology in August that’s aimed at identifying and ultimately stopping instances of freebooting.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2015

He said the site had systems in place to detect stolen content and content owners could "report" freebooting.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2015

The above analysis of the Marātha troops indicates that their real character was that of freebooting cavalry, largely of the same type as, though no doubt greatly superior in tone and discipline to the Pindāris.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)