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They’re merely following the lead of World Cup organizer FIFA, which is turning this upcoming three-nation showcase into an epic, All-American ransack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

Overton’s 32 from 21 balls and Archer’s 17-ball 38 helped the visitors ransack 100 in the last 10 overs, including 21 off the final over.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024

By that he meant the way representatives from other schools would surely try to lure his players away, using lucrative NIL offers to ransack his team through the transfer portal.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024

He said he was worried thieves would ransack whatever belongings remained, and he now lives in his car.

From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2023

I put the phone down on the desk and ransack my pockets.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

So someone who ransacks a Goodwill to fill their closet to the brim is more likely to use their wardrobes less and get rid of their clothes in larger amounts, ultimately creating more textile waste.

From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2026

McEwan ransacks recent U.K. history, telescoping its events into a demented counter-factual fantasia marked by insurrection and overflowing garbage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2019

That can be useful when scientists or wildlife managers must relocate an animal, such as a grizzly bear that ransacks campsites for food.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2019

During a peaceful evening at church, someone ransacks the family home and steals their beloved dog.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2018

The management virtually ransacks the musical marts of Europe every year for fine voices.

From Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists by James Francis Cooke

Roebuck further discovered that his workshop had been ransacked.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Pharmacies, supermarkets and other businesses were ransacked, said residents, some of whom complained of the slow and meager post-quake aid coming from authorities.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Alberto Echemendía, the head of the Communist Party in Morón, held a rally of “revolutionary reaffirmation” in front of the ransacked party headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

There are other singers to turn to when you’re emotionally ransacked; Dua gets the best nights of your life instead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2025

The puppies were kept on board the ship, where they occasionally got loose and ransacked the stores.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

The pontiff responded by saying he had a "moral duty to speak out" against war -- and then sparked more headlines with a speech in Cameroon lambasting "tyrants" ransacking the world.

From Barron's ● May 3, 2026

The elephants, after ransacking her house and eating her corn, urinated on what remained of her grain supply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

“Our city will not tolerate criminals ransacking our businesses,” Police Chief Bill Scott said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2023

Most of the ransacking took place on the night that charges against Dial were dismissed, although six arrests were made the following night.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2023

He is three or four stories below, ransacking one of the rooms; she hears what sounds like a crate of ball bearings get dumped onto the floor.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr