devouring
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Scavenger animals such as possums, red foxes and crows can be exposed to the virus while devouring the carcasses of infected birds.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
A contractor in Steamboat Springs, Colo., opened his truck door in June to find a bear cub devouring his lunch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Is it fair that our people are devouring each other?" lamented 71-year-old Maria Esther Bernal, who rented shops to Chinese merchants, all of which were looted.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
It’s only people like Ruth, who thanklessly work to allay that suffering even in the smallest ways, that keep the darkness from devouring us whole.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
When Vincent had tried to make up with Van Rappard, he’d asked him if he knew about Delacroix, who painted “like a lion devouring his piece of flesh.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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