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For most birds of prey, territory is most important; mate comes second, according to Bloom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

That abundance of large prey helped support predators that were equally impressive in scale.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Forever, the strategy for fishing with artificial lures has been to “match the hatch”—to replicate the baitfish, bugs and other prey that fish snack on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

A pair of the rare birds of prey successfully hatched three chicks at Campfield Marsh, a wetland on the shores of Solway Firth, in Cumbria, it said.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

But so far, at least, the prey had eluded the hunter.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

It’s a clever and nasty bit of social engineering — a bait and switch that preys on people’s curiosity and the simple pleasure of feeling included.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

"The ants it preys on have adhesive pads on their feet, so the contraction of the bundle of tension lines has to overcome a force of many times the ant's body weight to lift it."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

“She had difficulties already in her life, and there’s no sugar coating that. So we had to navigate this argument that what social-media addiction does is it preys upon the vulnerable more times than not.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

In a 2016 email exchange with Epstein, Previn referred to a teenage victim of disgraced politician Anthony Weiner as a “despicable and disgusting person who preys on the weak.”

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026

After all these years, Richard Parker still preys on his mind.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

During Tuesday’s sentencing, Escobedo noted Halem had preyed on individuals who “perhaps shouldn’t be seen as victims, because they were criminals themselves,” but that that didn’t excuse his actions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

During one observation, a centipede preyed on the distracted isopods while they remained caught in the swirling formation.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

It was Holm's kindness and vulnerability that they fear Cooper preyed on.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

Lawmakers said Calvin’s testimony helped them understand the true breadth of the problem and how in those early months, vulnerable residents were preyed upon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

The sawed plank and the puff adder preyed on his mind.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

They have mastered the racket: The business of youth sports isn’t creating memories for kids, it’s fearmongering, and preying on the emotional and financial insecurities of the parents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

"They're preying on people who have maybe a bit sympathetic, slightly paternalistic view of Down syndrome," he said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

"Kank coexisted with larger carnivores such as Maip macrothorax, a formidable megaraptorid dinosaur more than 10 metres long, which may have been capable of preying upon it," Dr. Motta adds.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

“There’s so much advice out there that isn’t wise. There’s so much out there preying on them: buy-now-pay-later, prediction markets, cryptocurrency. It’s all looming.”

From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026

The matter seemed preying on his mind, and so I determined to use it—to “be cruel only to be kind.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker