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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

He also has Killian ransack his house to an aria from Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Samson & Delilah,” a reference that only half-works because no woman in here has ever betrayed him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025

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

Matthew’s Noise is already lurching on me like hands pressing in, forcing its way into my own thinking, trying to ransack the room.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

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

A minute passes in which he ransacks his mind in an attempt to think who can have any business with him.

From The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin by Adams, Francis A.

In one widely shared video, a man drives a soldier and an official from his ransacked home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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

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

What to make of the Cherries now the defence that served them so well has been ransacked?

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

As Isaac later told it, the British then ransacked the house.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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 World Cup feels like a competition to soak soccer fans, writes columnist Jason Gay, accusing NJ Transit of following FIFA’s ransacking lead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

In 1874 after an Asante attack, British troops launched a "punitive expedition", in the colonial language of the time, ransacking Kumasi and taking many of the palace treasures.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2024

“When people started to see the video” showing the ransacking of the Compton bakery, “they were so offended that we started to get a lot of tips,” Luna said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

I began ransacking the house and while overturning the torn straw mattress I found a pair of old, rusted keys in one of the holes.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane