parasite
Example Sentences
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Independent masters articulated grievances through “producerism”—the belief that labor created all value and merchants were parasites.
Food and Agriculture Organization as part of broader budget reductions has compounded the crisis, undermining efforts to combat the parasite.
From Los Angeles Times
Beef prices have skyrocketed, with inventory of the U.S. cattle herd at the lowest in 75 years due to the toll of drought and parasites.
From Los Angeles Times
It said the policy tackles “parasite SEO”, where spammers pay more reputable publishers to show their content on the publishers’ website to leverage their better standing and climb higher on search results.
It also worked against the form of the parasite that transmits the disease from one person to another, Vaidyanathan said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
