fodder
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But the scandal was perfect fodder for armchair sleuths and conspiracy theorists, and the Long Island serial killer myth and mysteries persisted, until Heuermann's arrest on 13 July, 2023.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The novel partnership between students and police to break open a decades-old murder case, with a love triangle at its center, was irresistible fodder for the media’s true-crime boom.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
Remember, the Revolutionary Guard was founded to provide cannon fodder during the Iraq-Iran War.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
What are negotiation tactics for one man is fodder for war to others — especially if one or both sides are spoiling for a fight.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
They were concealed in the fodder house, not far away from the cabin where Old Rit and Ben now lived.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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