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predation

[pri-dey-shuhn] / prɪˈdeɪ ʃən /


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There were 267 investigations opened into wolf-livestock predation in 2025, up from 74 the previous year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Possible factors include increased predation from vertebrates or physical limitations of the insect exoskeleton.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

"With this kind of predation, the status quo... just isn't possible," added Environment Minister Mathieu Lefevre, whose office said the change would be made official "in the coming weeks" in an executive order.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

"By allowing such a right or duty to persist, we are collectively giving our approval to a system of domination and predation by husband on wife," said the bill's sponsor, Green MP Marie-Charlotte Garin.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

There is nothing resembling predation, and no pretense of an adversary stance on either side.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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