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predatory

[pred-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈprɛd əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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He speaks against insurance gouging and predatory behavior among developers, and he makes sure the students he coaches in football and physical training, many affected by the fire, listen too.

From Los Angeles Times

California made the right choice in keeping that predatory industry at bay.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the Australian government changed tack in July, saying young users needed to be shielded from "predatory algorithms".

From Barron's

Two decades of social media history tells us that the reach and anonymity of the platforms facilitates predatory behavior.

From Barron's

Their features clearly link them to a cardabiodontid, a group of giant predatory sharks that inhabited the oceans around 100 million years ago.

From Science Daily