plunder

California’s new Yankee masters were men of industry, which also sometimes looked like reckless plunder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Navy engaged with the British yet again, it also once more exposed American ships traveling Mediterranean to plunder from Barbary pirates, later resulting in the Second Barbary War.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

The Vikings have landed in North America for the second time in just over a millennium and, this time, they’re here to plunder the beer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Najib, who has been convicted in multiple cases, has been jailed and fined $2.8 billion for his role in the plunder.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

And there were no NPC villains, monsters, or aliens for me to fight, so there was no treasure or magic items for me to plunder.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

A blend of Islamic and Hindu beliefs has long served as a conservation code, with supernatural guardians believed to punish anyone who plunders the forest for greed.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

It plunders parental fantasies about our children as future professional athletes.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2022

It has always been a taxing job, she says, but conditions have lately made it downright impossible, as staffing shortages nearly double her workload and a cost-of-living crisis plunders her modest paycheck.

From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022

The narrator thinks about the way he plunders the lives of those around him.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 13, 2018

Of all the plunders of mankind, More gross, or frequent, none, Than in their grief and joy misplac'd, Eternally are shown.

From The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 by Edward Young

Hackers appeared to have plundered at least $1.7 billion Thursday from Binance in what would be the largest-ever cryptocurrency heist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Hermann Goering, a top Nazi official, plundered Goudstikker's entire collection when the art dealer fled to England in 1940.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

Kim Jong Un’s cyber army has plundered billions of dollars from the crypto industry in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

Khawaja, a qualified pilot, has plundered 6,206 runs in Test cricket with 16 centuries, averaging 43.39.

From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026

In the past, the ruling groups of all countries, although they might recognize their common interest and therefore limit the destructiveness of war, did fight against one another, and the victor always plundered the vanquished.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Think of American shipping companies plundering British ships, which was common practice once upon a time.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

"If Auroville," which has a big international profile and has been praised by UNESCO, "does not hold out against the plundering and devastation of our natural resources, then we are all doomed," he said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

It’s all chintzy and campy, the plundering of low-hanging fruit.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Days before plundering Borel’s wine cellar, the two are believed to have sauntered into Huso, a Michelin-starred Tribeca restaurant that has been celebrated for its collection of bottles, according to a law-enforcement official.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

She snorted, and showed plainly that she thought the Gamgees capable of plundering the hole during the night.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien