prey
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And then, of course, spiders are venomous, toting enough toxin to immobilize and liquify prey and, in a few cases, cause lesions, necrosis or death in humans.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
A people without history, without context, who lack the means to understand their predicament or the tools to resist it, are easy prey for authoritarians.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
As hungry birds of prey circle above, hundreds of garbage trucks trundle through the town below, leaving trails of rubbish in their wake.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
There are hunters and prey, parasites and hosts, swimmers and sitters, and there are those with varied diets while others photosynthesize.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
Apparently he wasn’t very good at getting along with the chickens on their farm; seems he saw them more as prey than his farm friends.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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