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predatory

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


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Australia said its restrictions would protect young users from graphic content, online predators and predatory algorithms designed to keep people scrolling.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

“It’s not predatory just because we’re purchasing receivables on it,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

In classrooms like Jackson’s, it’s evolved into a frontline defense against predatory debt and generational wealth gaps.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

This specialized feature is strongly associated with deinonychosaurs, including dromaeosaurids and troodontids, two groups of predatory dinosaurs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

I struggle in vain as Shahira approaches me, her gait now having the same predatory grace as Zero’s.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu


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