predatory
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As Clear Lake faces mercury contamination, toxic algal blooms and predatory invasive fish, the Clear Lake hitch — known by local tribes as the chi — are in serious trouble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Australia banned under 16s last year from the likes of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, in a crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and "predatory algorithms".
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The community contained an unusual dominant organism, a very small predatory bacterium.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
At 6ft 4in, Madjo has already been compared to Belgium's Romelu Lukaku and his leveller to make it 2-2 after 56 minutes was simple enough but showed a predatory instinct.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Her eyes looked almost predatory as she and Citra began to follow him at a distance.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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