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News organizations, social media users on both sides of the political divide and even grumbling relatives at holiday gatherings could admit that the for-profit healthcare industry was deeply problematic and predatory.

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Wells warned in “The Time Machine,” the classes are on track to evolve into separate species, so it’s no wonder Michelle feels entitled to behave like a predatory Great Black Wasp.

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Chinese mercantilism poses a unique threat to the West, and one way to counter its predatory behavior is to join with free-market democracies to oppose it.

Asian hornets display predatory behaviour, including hawking in which they hover near hives.

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He emphasised that such predatory behaviour would "not be tolerated" and urged vigilance in "protecting our children".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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