- present participle of pirate.
pirating
Example Sentences
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They said Meta accessed millions of books and journal articles from pirating sites, which the company then allegedly used to train its AI platform Llama.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday on whether internet service providers should be held liable for the online pirating of copyrighted music by their users.
From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Two men who helped run the once wildly popular pirating website Megaupload were each sentenced by a New Zealand court on Thursday to more than two years in prison.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
Born in Lebanon, Myree was living in Paraguay in 2000 when he was charged with pirating CDs, video games and software.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2022
Some families lived on the lower floors, pirating water and electricity, but the elevators didn’t work.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
