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predator

[pred-uh-ter, -tawr] / ˈprɛd ə tər, -ˌtɔr /
NOUN
hunter, killer
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Like prey worn down by a persistent predator, participants don’t collapse all at once; they give up gradually until the fight leaves the market altogether.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Richardson has experience of unwanted predator attention, which she has waived her legal right to anonymity to share.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

This approach allowed them to match predator movements with probable feeding events and better understand when and where wolves and cougars interact.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

The search began in 2019 in the Sahara Desert, where French geologist Hugues Faure had said he found a tooth belonging to the giant predator Carcharodontosaurus in the 1950s.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

It was like looking into the eyes of wounded prey-staring back at a predator.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young