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marauding

[muh-raw-ding] / məˈrɔ dɪŋ /




NOUN
rapacity
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The gang of marauding kids from that movie chased O’Brien through scenes of movies from “Marty Supreme” to an animated riff on “KPop Demon Hunters.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Minnesota has sued the Trump administration in an effort to have the marauding immigration raids halted, even if temporarily, citing the letter as evidence of attempted coercion.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

A snatch of traveler’s gossip could have meant the difference between staying alive and losing your head to marauding Vikings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

He was still massively influential, marauding forward and defensively he was solid.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

But marauding for food was hardly an exceptional activity in North Korea.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden